inhibitions

plural of inhibition

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Recent Examples of inhibitions Formal networking or making casual conversation with colleagues can sometimes feel awkward or forced, and many have welcomed the slight reduction to inhibitions that responsible use of alcohol affords. Melissa A. Wheeler, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025 Two fanbases found mutual ground, sympathetic to the other’s situation, with Newcastle previously unable to sign a senior player for three consecutive windows and Villa suffering similar inhibitions this summer. Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025 Lammy shed his inhibitions—and found a national platform, in the media—while his future in the Party clouded over. Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025 Aquarius season asks you to go within, especially with both the sun and Mercury transiting your secretive 12th house of privacy, inhibitions, dreams and unconscious patterns. Valerie Mesa, People.com, 19 Jan. 2025 Even when the performers are new or unfamiliar, their dynamics encourage viewers to let go of their inhibitions and laugh along with them. Vulture Staff, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024 In Ballroom Blitz, Clayton delves into how the showbands were part of wider social and cultural change as ballrooms sprang up, offering the young generation a chance to meet up and lose their inhibitions. Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2024 Granddaddy Purple is the king of getting into the flow and mellowing any potential inhibitions for a relaxed night with your sweetheart. Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 8 Oct. 2024 Honor your inhibitions in this regard, even those that feel silly. Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inhibitions
Noun
  • In its latest publication, the lobby representing over 1,600 member companies put forward 1,141 recommendations to Chinese policymakers, aimed at smoothing over various obstacles faced by European firms in the country.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2025
  • But just as emerging concerns around hallucinations, data privacy and copyright have put up barriers to generative AI that some organizations have found insurmountable, agents have their own set of obstacles.
    Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • One of the big hurdles Paramount and Skydance likely wouldn’t have to worry about is the FCC.
    Brian Welk, IndieWire, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Education remains one of the category’s biggest hurdles, since many shoppers still view honey as interchangeable.
    Footwear News, Footwear News, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Trial-size packaging lowers entry barriers in premium categories.
    Footwear News, Footwear News, 12 Sep. 2025
  • People without health insurance cannot access services, services in the county are fragmented, and low income creates additional barriers for residents, especially residents of color, the story found.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In 2025, Roborock launched a vacuum cleaner with a robotic arm for moving socks and other obstructions out of the way.
    Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2025
  • It’s bound to be laden with obstructions and those looking to undermine change.
    Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 20 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • For many, the glamour of it all seemed to be gone, replaced with a glossy series of embarrassments.
    Lyz Lenz, Rolling Stone, 16 Aug. 2025

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“Inhibitions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inhibitions. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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