impedance
2 synonyms for impedance, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — Something that blocks or slows progress; an obstacle.
Synonyms
Everyday swaps
Common words most readers know — safe in any writing.
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Etymology
From impede + -ance. In sense 2 and sense 3 it was coined by English mathematician and physicist Oliver Heaviside in 1886.
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