Synonyms for inhibit
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Hinder — to hold in or hold back; to keep in check; restrain
hinder, prevent, obstruct, impede, prohibit, preclude, interfere, repress, restrict, stifle, restrain, constrict, stop, hamper, limit, frustrate, delay, retard, curb US, withhold, check, intervene
Other
recuse, stultify, hypoactivate, cohibit dated
Definitions
- v. 1
To hold in or hold back; to keep in check; restrain.
inhibit someone's freedom
- v. 2
To recuse.
Related words
- Word family
- inhibitor inhibitive inhibition inhibitory
Forms
- Past participle
- inhibited
e.g. inhibited → hindered, prevented, obstructed, impeded…
Choose the right word
Inhibit and interdict are chiefly known by their ecclesiastical use.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- prevent Eating healthfully can help prevent heart disease.
- hinder If you cannot help us, don't at least hinder us.
- impede He has tried to impede an official investigation.
- obstruct Pass on, please, and do not obstruct the way.
By length
- 4 letters
- stop1, curb1
- 5 letters
- check1, limit2, delay2
- 6 letters
- hinder2, retard2, hamper2, impede2, stifle2, recuse2
- 7 letters
- prevent2, repress2, cohibit
- 8 letters
- restrict2, suppress2, prohibit3, restrain2, withhold2, obstruct2, preclude2, stultify3
- 9 letters
- interfere3, intervene3, frustrate2, constrict2
- 12 letters
- hypoactivate
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (limit2 = 2 syllables).