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What is another word for Inhibiting? – 123 Inhibiting Synonyms

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    Synonyms & Similar Words

    restricting limiting hindering obstructing blocking delaying slowing curtailing suppressing repressing stifling constraining confining restraining prohibiting forbidding banning barring impeding hindering thwarting frustrating discouraging deterring preventing precluding excluding omitting neglecting ignoring

    Meaning of Inhibiting

    According to the Oxford English Dictionary, inhibiting refers to the act of restraining or hindering something, especially a person's behavior or emotions.

    Definitions

    • Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines inhibiting as the act of making something less active or effective, or of preventing something from happening or being done.
    • Cambridge Dictionary describes inhibiting as preventing something from happening or being done, or making something less active or effective.

    Example Uses

    • The new policy is inhibiting the growth of small businesses in the area.
    • Her fear of public speaking is inhibiting her ability to express herself confidently.
    • The lack of funding is inhibiting the progress of the research project.
    • The strict rules are inhibiting the students' creativity and freedom to experiment.

    Antonyms & Near Antonyms

    encouraging promoting supporting facilitating enabling empowering enhancing stimulating accelerating expediting fostering nurturing helping assisting aiding boosting strengthening increasing augmenting amplifying intensifying

    Related Nouns

    inhibition restriction limitation obstacle barrier hindrance impediment constraint restraint prohibition ban taboo suppression repression confinement restraint prevention preclusion exclusion omission

    Related Verbs

    inhibit restrict limit hinder obstruct block delay slow curtail suppress repress stifle constrain confine restrain prohibit forbid ban bar impede thwart frustrate discourage deter prevent preclude

    Related Adjectives

    inhibitory restrictive limiting hindering obstructive blocking delaying slowing curtail suppressive repressive stifling constraining confining restraining prohibitive forbidding banning barring impeding thwarting frustrating discouraging deterring preventive preclusive