impediment

As nouns the difference between impediment and complication

is that impediment is a hindrance; that which impedes or hinders progress while complication is the act or process of complicating; the state of being complicated; intricate or confused relation of parts; entanglement; complexity.

Restraint is a related term of impediment.

As nouns the difference between restraint and impediment

is that restraint is (countable) something that restrains, ties, fastens or secures while impediment is a hindrance; that which impedes or hinders progress.

Blockage is a related term of impediment.

As nouns the difference between blockage and impediment

is that blockage is the state of being blocked while impediment is a hindrance; that which impedes or hinders progress.

As nouns the difference between block and impediment

is that block is a substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance while impediment is a hindrance; that which impedes or hinders progress.

As a verb block

is to fill (something) so that it is not possible to pass.

Impediment is a related term of fence.

As nouns the difference between impediment and fence

is that impediment is a hindrance; that which impedes or hinders progress while fence is a thin, human-constructed barrier which separates two pieces of land or a house perimeter.

As a verb fence is

(lb) to enclose, contain or separate by building fence.

Jump is a synonym of impediment.

As nouns the difference between jump and impediment

is that jump is the act of jumping; a leap; a spring; a bound or jump can be a kind of loose jacket for men while impediment is a hindrance; that which impedes or hinders progress.

As a verb jump

is to propel oneself rapidly upward, downward and/or in any horizontal direction such that momentum causes the body to become airborne.

As an adverb jump

is (obsolete) exactly; precisely.

As an adjective jump

is (obsolete) exact; matched; fitting; precise.

Impediment is a related term of bridle.

As nouns the difference between impediment and bridle

is that impediment is a hindrance; that which impedes or hinders progress while bridle is the headgear with which a horse is directed and which carries a bit and reins.

As a verb bridle is

to put a bridle on.

As nouns the difference between impediment and hurdle

is that impediment is a hindrance; that which impedes or hinders progress while hurdle is an artificial barrier, variously constructed, over which athletes or horses jump in a race.

As a verb hurdle is

to jump over something while running.

Debilitation is a related term of impediment.

As nouns the difference between debilitation and impediment

is that debilitation is the act or process of debilitating, or the condition of one who is debilitated; weakness while impediment is a hindrance; that which impedes or hinders progress.

Limit is a related term of impediment.

As nouns the difference between limit and impediment

is that limit is limit (restriction) while impediment is a hindrance; that which impedes or hinders progress.