Impede and Let

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Impede

Impede verb - To create difficulty for the work or activity of.

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Synonyms for Impede

Antonyms for Impede

Let is an antonym for impede.

Nearby Words: impediment, impeding

Let

Let verb - To fail to prevent (some behavior on someone's part) especially from neglect or indifference.

Usage example: they let their kids get away with murder

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Synonyms for Let

Antonyms for Let

Impede is an antonym for let in topics: property, allow.

Nearby Word: letting

Similar words of impede

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Common collocations

character	impede character	let character
life	impede life	let life
man	impede man	let man
story	impede story	let story

Both words in one sentence

Niccolò Machiavelli wrote in The Prince that a Prince should not let his morals impede the running of a state.

Source: I Did What I Had to Do
Combat Stilettos: Morgane doesn't let the heels on her boots impede her mobility.

Source: Video Game / Captain Morgane and the Golden Turtle

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Let and Impede. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/impede/let

Impede & Let. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/impede/let>.

Let or Impede. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/impede/let.

Antonyms for impede

Antonyms for let

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