What is another word for inhibit?

Synonyms for inhibit
ɪnˈhɪb ɪtin·hib·it

This thesaurus page includes all potential synonyms, words with the same meaning and similar terms for the word inhibit.

English Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. 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, prohibit

    Antonyms:
    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, warrant

    Preposition:
    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construed, as forbid still is, with the infinitive, but the construction with from and the verbal noun has now entirely superseded the older usage.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. inhibit

    Synonyms:
    prevent, hinder, prohibit, restrain, debar

    Antonyms:
    urge, incite, permit, encourage, impel

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curbverb

    to put down by force or authority

    "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires"

    Synonyms:
    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, check

  2. inhibitverb

    limit the range or extent of

    "Contact between the young was inhibited by strict social customs"

    Synonyms:
    bottle up, curb, conquer, stamp down, suppress, subdue

  3. inhibitverb

    limit, block, or decrease the action or function of

    "inhibit the action of the enzyme"; "inhibit the rate of a chemical reaction"

    Synonyms:
    bottle up, curb, conquer, stamp down, suppress, subdue

  4. inhibit, bottle up, suppressverb

    control and refrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior

    Synonyms:
    curb, oppress, subdue, bottle up, crush, conquer, repress, stamp down, suppress

Matched Categories

Dictionary of English Synonymes5.0 / 1 vote

  1. inhibitverb

    Synonyms:
    restrain, hinder, check, repress, obstruct, bar, debar, stop

  2. inhibitverb

    Synonyms:
    prohibit, forbid, interdict

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "inhibit":

    impede, hinder, hamper, prevent, obstruct

How to pronounce inhibit?

How to say inhibit in sign language?

Words popularity by usage frequency

rankingword
#272check
#333control
#1152appropriate
#1275hold
#1314master
#2036reduce
#2167prevent
#2700contain
#4006capture
#5420moderate
#7548overcome
#9424restrict
#12398crush
#12551curb
#13003prohibit
#16211conquer
#16683suppress
#17901inhibit
#18031seize
#18868subordinate
#20868preclude
#22854hinder
#22879tame
#23611hamper
#23833forbid
#29400impede
#30094restrain
#32325disallow
#39730obstruct
#43430curtail
#54755subdue
#56041repress
#66240quash
#66795oppress
#80021crucify
#100697surmount
#108408interdict
#116275subjugate
#145048debar
#219145mortify
#246567chasten

How to use inhibit in a sentence?

  1. Deborah Alexander:

    We’re all trying to figure out what to do about grades, there is no way to know what mayhem is going on to promote or inhibit performance.

  2. Suzanne Dixon:

    All varieties are rich in phytosterols, which have been shown in lab and animal studies to inhibit tumor development.

  3. William Jacobson:

    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.

  4. Stephen Richer:

    But it does inhibit us from having a higher percentage of returns available within the first 24, 48 hours.

  5. Michael McCaul:

    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


Translations for inhibit

From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary

Get even more translations for inhibit »

Translation

Find a translation for the inhibit synonym in other languages:

Select another language:

  • - Select -
  • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
  • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
  • Español (Spanish)
  • Esperanto (Esperanto)
  • 日本語 (Japanese)
  • Português (Portuguese)
  • Deutsch (German)
  • العربية (Arabic)
  • Français (French)
  • Русский (Russian)
  • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
  • 한국어 (Korean)
  • עברית (Hebrew)
  • Gaeilge (Irish)
  • Українська (Ukrainian)
  • اردو (Urdu)
  • Magyar (Hungarian)
  • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
  • Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Italiano (Italian)
  • தமிழ் (Tamil)
  • Türkçe (Turkish)
  • తెలుగు (Telugu)
  • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
  • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
  • Čeština (Czech)
  • Polski (Polish)
  • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Românește (Romanian)
  • Nederlands (Dutch)
  • Ελληνικά (Greek)
  • Latinum (Latin)
  • Svenska (Swedish)
  • Dansk (Danish)
  • Suomi (Finnish)
  • فارسی (Persian)
  • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
  • հայերեն (Armenian)
  • Norsk (Norwegian)
  • English (English)

Citation

Use the citation below to add these synonyms to your bibliography:

Style:MLAChicagoAPA

"inhibit." Synonyms.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 19 Mar. 2024. <https://www.synonyms.com/synonym/inhibit>.

Discuss these inhibit synonyms with the community:

0 Comments

    Are we missing a good synonym for inhibit?

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Chrome

    Get instant synonyms for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Firefox

    Get instant synonyms for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Browse Synonyms.com

    Quiz

    Are you a human thesaurus?

    »
    An antonym for "pesky"
    A agreeable
    B pestilent
    C plaguey
    D pettish

    Nearby & related entries:

    Alternative searches for inhibit: