Synonyms of inhibits

inhibits

verb

present tense third-person singular of inhibit

1

as in impedes

to create difficulty for the work or activity of

the cold inhibited her from getting much work done that morning

Synonyms & Similar Words

• impedes
• hinders
• hampers
• obstructs
• embarrasses
• stymies
• short-circuits
• blocks
• disrupts
• handicaps
• restrains
• encumbers
• constrains
• interferes (with)
• delays
• hobbles
• cramps
• thwarts
• clogs
• ties up
• holds back
• frustrates
• trammels
• stifles
• shackles
• fetters
• binds
• hog-ties
• handcuffs
• curbs
• ties
• gives a hard time
• retains
• cramps one's style
• retards
• manacles
• reins
• holds up
• balks
• strangles
• brakes
• sabotages
• chains
• tethers
• represses
• checks
• chokes
• baffles
• suppresses
• derails
• arrests
• smothers
• suffocates
• bogs (down)
• roadblocks
• confines
• blockades
• barricades
• leashes
• foils
• halters
• mires
• stumps
• muzzles
• hedges (in)
• hems (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• facilitates
• helps
• aids
• assists
• opens
• clears
• liberates
• frees
• promotes
• releases
• encourages
• loosens
• unties
• smoothes
• smooths
• unplugs
• unclogs
• furthers
• makes way
• unstops

2

as in regulates

to keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression)

laws designed to inhibit the powers of the intelligence organizations

Synonyms & Similar Words

• regulates
• contains
• curbs
• restrains
• controls
• keeps
• suppresses
• stifles
• governs
• constrains
• tames
• measures
• holds
• reins (in)
• rules
• checks
• stops
• impedes
• represses
• hinders
• pulls in
• interrupts
• obstructs
• bridles
• smothers
• swallows
• strangles
• muffles
• hampers
• chokes (back)
• blocks
• squelches
• holds back
• bottles (up)
• silences
• arrests
• pockets
• minces
• sinks
• handcuffs
• muzzles
• gags

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• loses
• liberates
• loosens
• expresses
• unleashes
• looses
• takes out
• airs
• vents

3

as in discourages

to steer (a person) from an activity or course of action

a fundamental sense of propriety should have inhibited you from making a drunken spectacle of yourself

Synonyms & Similar Words

• discourages
• dissuades
• deters
• diverts
• repels
• unsells

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• encourages
• persuades
• eggs (on)
• urges
• induces
• exhorts
• prompts
• impels
• prods
• goads

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of inhibits

By interfering with one of those COX enzymes, acetaminophen inhibits these prostaglandins from forming, says Steven Dudley, a clinical toxicologist and pharmacist, who directs the Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center at the University of Arizona. —Josh Fischman, Scientific American, 21 Sep. 2025

At home, Julia introduces Davina to the attributes of chasteberry, a natural ingredient that lesses desire and inhibits below-the-belt bloodflow. —Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 12 Sep. 2025

Currently, there is no standardization across protocols, which inhibits seamless integration across monitoring platforms. —Michael De Nil, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025

While another set releases somatostatin (SST), which inhibits it (this group is further divided into two subtypes that fine-tune the brake on GH output). —New Atlas, 8 Sep. 2025

This receptor normally gives passage to gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), an important molecule that inhibits brain activity. —Rj MacKenzie, Popular Science, 3 Sep. 2025

And some seeds are covered in a very hard seed coat that inhibits germination by blocking water from getting through. —Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Sep. 2025

Copper foil tape, which inhibits their movements by reacting with their mucous and giving an electric shock, can be wrapped around garden bed frames, says Khan. —Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2025

This inhibits the promotion of natural melatonin and shoots adrenaline to create an alertness effect creating a tired but wired effect, says Marchetti. —Sherri Gordon, Parents, 26 Aug. 2025