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• past tense form of impede.
• past participle of impede.

impeded

American  

[im-pee-did] / ɪmˈpi dɪd /

adjective

1. slowed down or obstructed by obstacles; hindered.

   By joining the already impeded traffic flow, drivers unfortunately create even longer delays.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of impede.

Other Word Forms

• unimpeded
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of impeded

impede ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

impeded

The board singled out the persistent bombing of German oil and communications facilities as a factor that impeded the resupply of the Nazi tank army.

From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2026

Rubli tried to push back, but her therapist framed her concerns as blind spots that impeded healing, she says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

Regarding Love's offending, Madam Justice McBride said by her guilty pleas she accepted she intentionally destroyed evidence and that she intentionally impeded her son's apprehension.

From BBC ● May 22, 2026

But they promptly filed a new misdemeanor case against Morrow and the other activist, alleging the pair impeded ICE officers and failed to follow their orders.

From Salon ● Apr. 15, 2026

Everything that impeded him had to be outweighed, even if only by a fraction, by all that drove him on.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

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