unimpeded
pronunciation
How to pronounce unimpeded in British English:
UK [ˌʌnɪmˈpi:dɪd]
How to pronounce unimpeded in American English:
US [ˌʌnɪmˈpiːdɪd]
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- Adjective:
- not slowed or prevented
Word Origin
- unimpeded (adj.)
- 1760, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of impede (v.).
Example
- 1. Light from this shell arrives unimpeded , but stretched by the cosmic expansion into microwaves .
- 2. " It 's not like the unimpeded global flows of the dollar . To invest in china , you still have to go through intermediary channels , " he said in the commerce ministry 's newspaper .
- 3. It avoided mention of the sea at all , merely reaffirming " the importance of regional peace and stability , maritime security , unimpeded commerce , and freedom of navigation " .
- 4. But what if wi-fi radio beams travelled not just a few hundred feet but stretched for several miles-and were unimpeded by trees , terrain and walls so that they could penetrate all the nooks and crannies within buildings ?