Synonyms and Antonyms of inhibition
1
the checking of one's 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
constraint, continence, discipline, discretion, refrainment, repression, reserve, restraint, self-command, self-control, self-restraint, suppression
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
2
something that makes movement or progress difficult
- without the inhibition of their jackets, the boys were able to wrestle more vigorously
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
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
catalyst, goad, impetus, incentive, spur, stimulant, stimulus
advantage, break, edge
aid, assistance, benefit, boost, handmaiden (also handmaid), help
