Word Type

Verb

The word "inhibit" can be used as a verb.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

disinhibit

Derived Terms

autoinhibit baroinhibit coinhibit disinhibit enzyme-inhibiting medication immunoinhibit inhibin inhibitability inhibitable inhibitant inhibiter inhibitive photoinhibit transinhibit

Context

biology chemistry philippines

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

discomfit discompose disconcert forbid foreclose forestall hinder hold back impede keep keep back preclude prevent restrain untune upset

Manner Of

impede prevent upset

Related Terms

exhibit exhibition exhibitor inhibition inhibitor inhibitory

Related Terms

recuse restrain

Synonym Network

bottle up

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.