Synonyms of inhibited

inhibited 1 of 2

adjective

as in restrained

Synonyms & Similar Words

• restrained
• aloof
• introverted
• reserved
• silent
• reticent
• taciturn
• indrawn
• dumb
• laconic
• uncommunicative
• sedate
• tight-lipped
• closemouthed
• staid
• bashful
• diffident
• retiring
• backward
• sheepish
• coy
• self-contained
• sober
• modest
• demure
• self-effacing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• communicative
• talkative
• vocal
• outspoken
• conversational
• loquacious
• chatty
• unreserved
• garrulous
• talky
• mouthy
• diffuse
• gossipy
• gabby
• blabby
• free-spoken
• motormouthed
• outgoing
• verbose
• extraverted
• extroverted
• prolix
• wordy
• windy
• rambling
• gregarious
• sociable
• talebearing
• long-winded

inhibited

2 of 2

verb

past tense of inhibit

1

as in hampered

to create difficulty for the work or activity of

the cold inhibited her from getting much work done that morning

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hampered
• impeded
• hindered
• embarrassed
• obstructed
• handicapped
• delayed
• blocked
• stymied
• trammelled
• disrupted
• restrained
• tied up
• cramped
• interfered (with)
• short-circuited
• constrained
• encumbered
• clogged
• handcuffed
• hobbled
• held back
• shackled
• fettered
• trammeled
• manacled
• thwarted
• frustrated
• tied
• bound
• stifled
• curbed
• hog-tied
• held up
• reined
• cramped one's style
• balked
• retained
• gave a hard time
• retarded
• checked
• tethered
• arrested
• braked
• choked
• baffled
• confined
• leashed
• sabotaged
• barricaded
• strangled
• bogged (down)
• repressed
• suppressed
• chained
• blockaded
• derailed
• haltered
• mired
• smothered
• roadblocked
• suffocated
• muzzled
• foiled
• stumped
• hemmed (in)
• hedged (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• assisted
• helped
• facilitated
• aided
• opened
• cleared
• liberated
• released
• freed
• encouraged
• promoted
• loosened
• unplugged
• untied
• smoothed
• unstopped
• made way
• unclogged
• furthered

2

as in controlled

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

• controlled
• contained
• regulated
• curbed
• kept
• restrained
• suppressed
• stifled
• measured
• constrained
• tamed
• governed
• ruled
• checked
• stopped
• held
• pulled in
• interrupted
• bridled
• reined (in)
• repressed
• swallowed
• hindered
• hampered
• impeded
• blocked
• arrested
• held back
• smothered
• choked (back)
• muffled
• squelched
• minced
• obstructed
• silenced
• strangled
• sunk
• sank
• pocketed
• bottled (up)
• handcuffed
• muzzled
• gagged

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lost
• liberated
• loosened
• expressed
• unleashed
• took out
• aired
• loosed
• vented

3

as in dissuaded

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

• dissuaded
• discouraged
• deterred
• diverted
• repelled
• unsold

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• encouraged
• persuaded
• urged
• induced
• exhorted
• prodded
• prompted
• goaded
• impelled
• egged (on)