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as in hampered
to create difficulty for the work or activity of
the cold inhibited her from getting much work done that morning
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of inhibited
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
This really is a time to be less inhibited about going out.
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Joe Hernandez,
NPR,
25 May 2026
School is the crucible where raw vitality encounters the collective will to impose order and control but also to bring cultural richness to lives that might otherwise remain inhibited and crude.
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Tim Parks,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
Her last and only boyfriend, Tim, would have been too inhibited.
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Cassandra Neyenesch,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
Participants who appeared engaged, responsive, and comfortable in the interaction, maintaining eye contact and seeming open rather than inhibited, were far more likely to be liked.
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Big Think,
18 Mar. 2026
Callie hangs out with her more inhibited best friend, Minnie Dunn, played spectacularly well by Katherine Mallen Kupferer.
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Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
13 Feb. 2026
There are students who feel inhibited from expressing their Jewish or Zionist identity because of the atmosphere of the atmosphere of intimidation or harassment on college campuses.
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Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Aug. 2025
Nini and Lali seemed happier without him—more relaxed, less inhibited.
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Tao Lin,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
29 May 2026
Curiosity itself is not disappearing, but it can be inhibited by several factors including things like fear, assumptions, technology, and interactions in workplace environments.
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Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
Hurricane formation can be inhibited by strong wind shear over the Atlantic, stirred by the pattern of warmer-than-normal waters in the equatorial Pacific Ocean.
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Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
So contaminated was the air that water droplets could cling to pollutants, slowing evaporation; the resulting scrim of moisture inhibited vertical air movement, trapping more pollution in turn.
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Scott W. Stern,
The New York Review of Books,
13 Apr. 2026
Replays showed Gaudreau slashed Wallstedt’s glove and inhibited his ability to make the save.
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Michael Russo,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
How will that be taken care of and how will the ships that are there, that are not moving, start to move and be moving with a degree of confidence that they will not be inhibited by what remains of the Iranian either boats or gun emplacements along that strait?
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Major Garrett,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
This film explores the many ways that art can be destroyed or inhibited, including a NATO practice base making too much noise, the destruction of sets, and personal injury.
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Eric Farwell,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Feb. 2026
Even with the partial shutdown of several gates during construction that inhibited Southwest Airlines’ long-term expansion plans here, air travel was robust enough last year to compensate for that.
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Lori Weisberg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
Adjective
Both players were so inhibited for the final game of the set that the level of play resembled something from a local park.
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Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
This really is a time to be less inhibited about going out.
—
Joe Hernandez,
NPR,
25 May 2026
School is the crucible where raw vitality encounters the collective will to impose order and control but also to bring cultural richness to lives that might otherwise remain inhibited and crude.
—
Tim Parks,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
Her last and only boyfriend, Tim, would have been too inhibited.
—
Cassandra Neyenesch,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
Participants who appeared engaged, responsive, and comfortable in the interaction, maintaining eye contact and seeming open rather than inhibited, were far more likely to be liked.
—
Big Think,
18 Mar. 2026
Callie hangs out with her more inhibited best friend, Minnie Dunn, played spectacularly well by Katherine Mallen Kupferer.
—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
13 Feb. 2026
There are students who feel inhibited from expressing their Jewish or Zionist identity because of the atmosphere of the atmosphere of intimidation or harassment on college campuses.
—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Aug. 2025
Nini and Lali seemed happier without him—more relaxed, less inhibited.
—
Tao Lin,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
Verb
So, that has sometimes inhibited our ability to respond to [news].
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Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
29 May 2026
Curiosity itself is not disappearing, but it can be inhibited by several factors including things like fear, assumptions, technology, and interactions in workplace environments.
—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
Hurricane formation can be inhibited by strong wind shear over the Atlantic, stirred by the pattern of warmer-than-normal waters in the equatorial Pacific Ocean.
—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
So contaminated was the air that water droplets could cling to pollutants, slowing evaporation; the resulting scrim of moisture inhibited vertical air movement, trapping more pollution in turn.
—
Scott W. Stern,
The New York Review of Books,
13 Apr. 2026
Replays showed Gaudreau slashed Wallstedt’s glove and inhibited his ability to make the save.
—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
How will that be taken care of and how will the ships that are there, that are not moving, start to move and be moving with a degree of confidence that they will not be inhibited by what remains of the Iranian either boats or gun emplacements along that strait?
—
Major Garrett,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
This film explores the many ways that art can be destroyed or inhibited, including a NATO practice base making too much noise, the destruction of sets, and personal injury.
—
Eric Farwell,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Feb. 2026
Even with the partial shutdown of several gates during construction that inhibited Southwest Airlines’ long-term expansion plans here, air travel was robust enough last year to compensate for that.
—
Lori Weisberg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inhibited
Adjective
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Since joining the winery, Melton has brought a restrained, classical sensibility to wines known for an ability to age.
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The world press was less restrained; the Post, the Daily Mail, the Hindustan Times, and many others ran screaming headlines, accompanied by photographs of the climbers purloined from social media.
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Chwalińska took a medical timeout for an ankle injury at the end of the game and was clearly hampered by it for the rest of the match.
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Securing reservations at elite restaurants and bars has become a competitive, multi-billion dollar market, often hampered by bots and fragmented systems.
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Envioscuba uses warehouses controlled by GAESA, the conglomerate run by Cuba's military that was recently sanctioned, according to the Associated Press.
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Britain controlled Florida from 1763 until the territory was returned to Spain at the end of the Revolutionary War in 1783, a period of 20 years.
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Neither made a formal offer, dissuaded both by the €100million price tag and Leipzig’s determination that Diomande would be going nowhere at mid-season.
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None of that dissuaded Hildebrand from doubling down on aging wells.
Adjective
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Tired of trying to come off cool and aloof on dates?
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The design is still in progress, and while NJ Transit has joined Amtrak in shaping the latest proposal, the MTA remains sulkily aloof.
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Supporters had campaigned for Merlin to be allowed into the Azteca to witness Mexico’s final group game — but the dabbler found his free passage impeded on Wednesday evening by FIFA regulations.
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The Sugar Act directly impeded colonial drinking, as molasses is a key ingredient in rum.
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The data contained inside is helping researchers understand otherwise hard-to-examine cosmic interactions like microlensing.
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The diminutive menu contained just three sandwiches, two salads and a single dessert.
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Professors are discouraged from assigning books, supposedly in order to lower students’ financial burden, even as the school has raised various other fees.
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They weren’t discouraged by the full sun above or the extensive bodies in line ahead.
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