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inhibition

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of inhibition

1 the checking of oneʼs true feelings and impulses when dealing with others

  • an innate inhibition made it difficult for him to tell his girlfriend what he was really feeling
Synonyms of inhibition

constraint, continence, discipline, discretion, refrainment, repression, reserve, restraint, self-command, self-control, self-restraint, suppression
Words Related to inhibition

command, control, mastery, possession

self-censorship, self-containment, self-denial, self-discipline, self-government, self-mastery, will, willpower

composure, self-poise, self-possession

aloofness, detachedness, distance

bashfulness, modesty, shyness

reticence, silence, taciturnity
Near Antonyms of inhibition

self-abandonment, uninhibitedness

unrestrainedness

gratification, indulgence, overindulgence, self-indulgence

bluntness, candor, frankness

immoderacy, intemperance
Antonyms of inhibition

disinhibition, incontinence, unconstraint

2 something that makes movement or progress difficult

  • without the inhibition of their jackets, the boys were able to wrestle more vigorously
Synonyms of inhibition

balk, bar, block, chain, clog, cramp, crimp, deterrent, drag, embarrassment, encumbrance, fetter, handicap, hindrance, holdback, hurdle, impediment, interference, let, manacle, obstacle, obstruction, shackles, stop, stumbling block, trammel
Words Related to inhibition

catch, hitch, rub, snag

barrier, blockade, blockage, brick wall, stone wall

arrest, bit, brake, check, constraint, curb, hobble, rein, restraint

embargo, stoppage

delay, holdup, stall

burden, cumber, load

danger, hazard, peril, reef

adversity, difficulty, disadvantage, drawback, hardship
Near Antonyms of inhibition

catalyst, goad, impetus, incentive, spur, stimulant, stimulus

advantage, break, edge

aid, assistance, benefit, boost, handmaiden (also handmaid), help

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