Impede
Impede verb - To create difficulty for the work or activity of.
Reduce and impede are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Reduce" instead a verb "Impede".
Nearby Words: impediment, impeding
Reduce
Reduce verb - To bring to a lower grade or rank.
Common collocations
| ability | impede ability | reduce ability |
| life | impede life | reduce life |
| production | impede production | reduce production |
| player | impede player | reduce player |
| Other words: attacks. | ||
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Reduce and Impede. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/impede/reduce
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