What are some alternative words for inhibit?
Synonyms for inhibit
ɪnˈhɪb ɪt
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Princeton's WordNet
suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb(verb)
to put down by force or authority
"suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires"
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chasten, capture, get over, master, crush, conquer, moderate, quash, keep down, surmount, restrict, suppress, bottle up, crucify, subjugate, reduce, control, curb, stamp down, hold, seize, subordinate, tame, mortify, hold in, curtail, appropriate, contain, oppress, cut back, overcome, subdue, repress, checkinhibit(verb)
limit the range or extent of
"Contact between the young was inhibited by strict social customs"
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bottle up, curb, conquer, stamp down, suppress, subdueinhibit(verb)
limit, block, or decrease the action or function of
"inhibit the action of the enzyme"; "inhibit the rate of a chemical reaction"
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bottle up, curb, conquer, stamp down, suppress, subdueinhibit, bottle up, suppress(verb)
control and refrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior
Synonyms:
curb, oppress, subdue, bottle up, crush, conquer, repress, stamp down, suppress
English Synonyms and Antonyms
inhibit
To prohibit is to give some formal command against, and especially to make some authoritative legal enactment against. Debar is said of persons, disallow of acts; one is debarred from anything when shut off, as by some irresistible authority or necessity; one is prohibited from an act in express terms; he may be debarred by silent necessity. An act is disallowed by the authority that might have allowed it; the word is especially applied to acts which are done before they are pronounced upon; thus, a government may disallow the act of its commander in the field or its admiral on the high seas. Inhibit and interdict are chiefly known by their ecclesiastical use. As between forbid and prohibit, forbid is less formal and more personal, prohibit more official and judicial, with the implication of readiness to use such force as may be needed to give effect to the enactment; a parent forbids a child to take part in some game or to associate with certain companions; the slave-trade is now prohibited by the leading nations of the world. Many things are prohibited by law which can not be wholly prevented, as gambling and prostitution; on the other hand, things may be prevented which are not prohibited, as the services of religion, the payment of debts, or military conquest. That which is precluded need not be prohibited. Compare ABOLISH; HINDER; PREVENT.
Synonyms:
debar, disallow, forbid, hinder, interdict, preclude, prevent, prohibitAntonyms:
allow, authorize, command, consent to, direct, empower, enjoin, give consent, give leave, give permission, let, license, order, permit, put up with, require, sanction, suffer, tolerate, warrantPreposition:
An act is prohibited by law; a person is prohibited by law from doing a certain act. Prohibit was formerly construed, as forbid still is, with the infinitive, but the construction with from and the verbal noun has now entirely superseded the older usage.
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#272 | check | |
#333 | control | |
#1152 | appropriate | |
#1275 | hold | |
#1314 | master | |
#2036 | reduce | |
#2167 | prevent | |
#2700 | contain | |
#4006 | capture | |
#5420 | moderate | |
#7548 | overcome | |
#9424 | restrict | |
#12398 | crush | |
#12551 | curb | |
#13003 | prohibit | |
#16211 | conquer | |
#16683 | suppress | |
#17901 | inhibit | |
#18031 | seize | |
#18868 | subordinate | |
#20868 | preclude | |
#22854 | hinder | |
#22879 | tame | |
#23611 | hamper | |
#23833 | forbid | |
#29400 | impede | |
#30094 | restrain | |
#32325 | disallow | |
#39730 | obstruct | |
#43430 | curtail | |
#54755 | subdue | |
#56041 | repress | |
#66240 | quash | |
#66795 | oppress | |
#80021 | crucify | |
#100697 | surmount | |
#108408 | interdict | |
#116275 | subjugate | |
#145048 | debar | |
#219145 | mortify | |
#246567 | chasten |
How to use inhibit in a sentence?
All varieties are rich in phytosterols, which have been shown in lab and animal studies to inhibit tumor development.
As an official representative of a governmental agency, schools aren’t allowed to promote or inhibit religion, individual students are certainly permitted to express their religious beliefs but not on behalf of the governmental body.
Horse dung is a very rich substrate that harbours a diversity of micro-organisms, including fungi and bacteria, now these micro-organisms are in a constant competition for nutrients and space and it's therefore very likely to find potent antibiotics in such an environment, which are used by the different organisms to inhibit the growth of the competitors.
In order to have greater visibility of the larger cyber threat landscape, we must remove the government bureaucratic stovepipes that inhibit our abilities to effectively defend America while ensuring citizens' privacy and civil liberties are also protected
They [police] may subjectively feel that the spotlight on them does inhibit their ability to act, but that subjective feeling cannot trump the First Amendment.
Translations for inhibit
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- inhibirCatalan, Valencian
- potlačitCzech
- hindern, sperren, hemmen, verhindernGerman
- inhibirSpanish
- rajoittaa, estääFinnish
- inhiberFrench
- urchoillIrish
- रोकना, बाधा डालनाHindi
- gátol, akadályozHungarian
- 阻止, 制止, 抑止, 抑制Japanese
- remmenDutch
- hemmeNorwegian
- hamowaćPolish
- inibirPortuguese
- inhibaRomanian
- сдерживать, препятствовать, помешать, подавить, угнетать, мешать, подавлять, сдержать, воспрепятствоватьRussian
- att förhindra, att avstyra, hämmaSwedish
- kısıtlamak, önlemek, engellemek, tutmakTurkish
- перешкоджатиUkrainian
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