All inhibit synonyms

verb inhibit

• restrict — to confine or keep within limits, as of space, action, choice, intensity, or quantity.
• hinder — to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.
• obstruct — to block or close up with an obstacle; make difficult to pass: Debris obstructed the road.
• discourage — to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
• prohibit — to forbid (an action, activity, etc.) by authority or law: Smoking is prohibited here.
• forbid — to command (a person) not to do something, have something, etc., or not to enter some place: to forbid him entry to the house.
• suppress — to put an end to the activities of (a person, body of persons, etc.): to suppress the Communist and certain left-leaning parties.
• outlaw — a lawless person or habitual criminal, especially one who is a fugitive from the law.
• stymie — Golf. (on a putting green) an instance of a ball's lying on a direct line between the cup and the ball of an opponent about to putt.
• restrain — to hold back from action; keep in check or under control; repress: to restrain one's temper.
• curb — If you curb something, you control it and keep it within limits.
• impede — to retard in movement or progress by means of obstacles or hindrances; obstruct; hinder.
• constrain — To constrain someone or something means to limit their development or force them to behave in a particular way.
• hog-tie — If someone hog-ties an animal or a person, they tie their legs together, or they tie their arms and legs together.
• cramp — Cramp is a sudden strong pain caused by a muscle suddenly contracting. You sometimes get cramp in a muscle after you have been making a physical effort over a long period of time.
• bar — A bar is a place where you can buy and drink alcoholic drinks.
• avert — If you avert something unpleasant, you prevent it from happening.
• withhold — to hold back; restrain or check.
• faze — to cause to be disturbed or disconcerted; daunt: The worst insults cannot faze him.
• bit — A bit of something is a small part or section of it.
• stop — to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
• repress — to keep under control, check, or suppress (desires, feelings, actions, tears, etc.).
• arrest — If the police arrest you, they take charge of you and take you to a police station, because they believe you may have committed a crime.
• interdict — Civil Law. any prohibitory act or decree of a court or an administrative officer.
• bridle — A bridle is a set of straps that is put around a horse's head and mouth so that the person riding or driving the horse can control it.
• taboo — proscribed by society as improper or unacceptable: Taboo language is usually bleeped on TV. Synonyms: prohibited, banned, forbidden, proscribed. Antonyms: allowed, permitted, permissible; sanctioned.
• frustrate — to make (plans, efforts, etc.) worthless or of no avail; defeat; nullify: The student's indifference frustrated the teacher's efforts to help him.
• ward — (Aaron) Montgomery, 1843–1913, U.S. merchant and mail-order retailer.
• check — Check is also a noun.
• sandbag — a bag filled with sand, used in fortification, as ballast, etc.
• slow — moving or proceeding with little or less than usual speed or velocity: a slow train.
• reduce — to bring down to a smaller extent, size, amount, number, etc.: to reduce one's weight by 10 pounds.
• hamper — to hold back; hinder; impede: A steady rain hampered the progress of the work.
• stall — a pretext, as a ruse, trick, or the like, used to delay or deceive.
• prevent — to keep from occurring; avert; hinder: He intervened to prevent bloodshed.
• cheque — A cheque is a printed form on which you write an amount of money and who it is to be paid to. Your bank then pays the money to that person from your account.
• enjoin — Instruct or urge (someone) to do something.
• deter — To deter someone from doing something means to make them not want to do it or continue doing it.
• hold back — to elude or evade by a sudden shift of position or by strategy: to dodge a blow; to dodge a question.
• hang up — the way in which a thing hangs.
• hold down — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
• hold in — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
• keep in — to stay indoors