impediment
Definitions
Noun
- Something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
- Any structure that makes progress difficult
Fragment
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As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "impediment".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | impediment | 4 | 1 |
| 2 | impediments | 4 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "impediment".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | investment | 3 | 43 |
| 2 | improvement | 3 | 40 |
| 3 | intelligent | 4 | 26 |
| 4 | involvement | 3 | 13 |
| 5 | insufficient | 4 | 7 |
| 6 | ingredient | 4 | 6 |
| 7 | installment | 3 | 5 |
| 8 | incoherent | 4 | 4 |
| 9 | infrequent | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | intermittent | 4 | 3 |
| 11 | disobedient | 5 | 2 |
| 12 | inadvertent | 4 | 2 |
| 13 | impertinent | 4 | 1 |
| 14 | impoundment | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | impressment | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | inhabitant | 4 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "impediment".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | improvement | 3 | 40 |
| 2 | impatient | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | implements | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | implement | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | sediments | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | impending | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | sediment | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | predicament | 4 | 3 |
| 9 | impairment | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | implemented | 4 | 1 |
| 11 | impertinent | 4 | 1 |
| 12 | impediments | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | impeding | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | impressment | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | impoundment | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | impeachment | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | impairments | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | impoverishment | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | impede | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | imprudent | 3 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "impediment" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "impediment" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "impediment" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | significant | 4 | 2 |
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "impediment".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 2
Fragments: 2
Sound Alikes: 16
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 1
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
This Word in the News:
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