Definition for Inhibited:

• Having a hesitancy or reluctance to exhibit normal emotional reactions; of people; as, he was too inhibited to make friends easily.

Synonyms for Inhibited:

• adj.

  •controlled (adjective)
  • under control.
  •restrained (adjective)
  • bound,
  • Bridled,
  • confined,
  • Leashed,
  • tethered,
  • constricted,
  • shackled,
  • Collared.

• n.

  •
  • lost,
  • noncommittal,
  • reserved,
  • insecure.
  •
  • frigid,
  • unresponsive.
  •inhibited (noun)
  • strangled,
  • stifled,
  • repressed,
  • smothered,
  • suppressed.

• v.

  •dissuaded (verb)
  • depressed,
  • daunted,
  • disinclined,
  • admonished,
  • Prevented,
  • restrained,
  • discouraged,
  • Deflected,
  • Deterred,
  • chilled,
  • intimidated,
  • diverted,
  • barred,
  • Averted,
  • checked,
  • Derailed,
  • Dissuaded,
  • banned,
  • Dampened,
  • disheartened.
  •hindered (verb)
  • stopped,
  • choked,
  • Hampered,
  • Detained,
  • crippled,
  • congested,
  • constrained,
  • mired,
  • burdened,
  • tangled,
  • complicated,
  • Dammed,
  • Stayed,
  • Dragged,
  • curbed,
  • blocked,
  • Caught,
  • braked,
  • thwarted,
  • paralyzed,
  • Bunged,
  • Crimped,
  • interrupted,
  • delayed,
  • baffled,
  • cramped,
  • Snagged,
  • frustrated,
  • constipated,
  • fouled,
  • entangled,
  • fettered,
  • clogged,
  • snarled,
  • jammed,
  • Entrapped,
  • plugged,
  • impaired,
  • encumbered,
  • bottlenecked,
  • handicapped,
  • restricted,
  • Hamstrung.
  •opposed (verb)
  • Defied,
  • Fought,
  • Counteracted,
  • countered,
  • Disagreed,
  • Contradicted,
  • Meddled,
  • Protested,
  • impeded,
  • Confronted,
  • Hindered,
  • oppressed,
  • Interfered,
  • Resisted,
  • Rebuffed,
  • Repulsed,
  • Antagonized,
  • Conflicted,
  • crossed,
  • obstructed,
  • disputed,
  • counterattacked,
  • Objected,
  • Intercepted,
  • Repelled,
  • opposed,
  • Challenged.
  •prohibited (verb)
  • Denied,
  • disqualified,
  • prohibited,
  • Forbade,
  • Refused,
  • forbidden,
  • Disallowed,
  • disapproved,
  • outlawed,
  • Curtailed,
  • Precluded,
  • rejected.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • introverted,
  • timid,
  • demure.
  •
  • awkwardly,
  • inferior.
  •
  • awkward.
  •Other relevant words:
  • indifferent,
  • arrested,
  • subdued,
  • embarrassed,
  • guarded,
  • taciturn,
  • undersexed,
  • quiet,
  • reduced,
  • in check,
  • indrawn,
  • Damped,
  • slowed down,
  • Blinked,
  • Refrained,
  • unnatural,
  • retarded,
  • bottled-up,
  • contained,
  • undemonstrative,
  • Enjoined,
  • Debarred,
  • proscribed,
  • Captured,
  • burked,
  • chilly,
  • imprisoned,
  • subjugated,
  • tempered,
  • surmounted,
  • uptight,
  • silenced,
  • appropriated,
  • seized,
  • quelled,
  • abashed,
  • in remission,
  • crushed,
  • conquered,
  • in leading strings,
  • blockaded,
  • held in,
  • Interdicted,
  • chastened,
  • limited,
  • on leash,
  • tamed,
  • muffled,
  • under restraint.

Paraphrases for Inhibited:

• Equivalence

  • Verb, past tense
    hinder, Hindered, impede, impeded, hamper, Prevented, Deterred.
  • Verb, past participle
    Hindered, impeded, Hampered, Prevented.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    restrained, restricted.
  • Verb, past tense
    prohibited, Interfered, Restraining, initiated, stopped, limit, limited, invalidated, constrain, discouraged, disrupted, Curtailed, stifled, barrier, deactivated, suppressed, undermined, Began, banned, affected, constraint, hurt, withheld, blocked, Dampened, decreased, Forbade, harmed, Denied, pre-empted, reduced, Detracted, Was, governed, Slowed, Froze, Commenced, impacted, Stalled, prejudice, started, barred, Launched, saved, damaged, engaged, jammed, hard-wired, plugged, kept, struck.
  • Verb, past participle
    prohibited, stopped, diminished, limited, obstructed, constrained, impaired, Interdicted, Caught, disrupted, circumscribed, Curtailed, frustrated, stifled, Jeopardized, Forestalled, suppressed, thwarted, undermined, embarrassed, halted, Hamstrung, affected, complicated, nullified, curbed, blocked, Precluded, stymied, Dampened, weakened, deprived, sequestered, encumbered, stranded, confined, dented, disqualified, Challenged, Averted, Denied, delayed, Hobbled, shut, blockaded, paralysed, burdened, handicapped, reversed, tied, Slowed, silenced, stunted, Stood, impacted, Stalled, bounded, prejudiced, braked, barred, stalemated, Trumped, locked, deadlocked, occluded, choked, Compromised, jammed, capped, Encountered, Lodged, mired, kept, restrained, restricted.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    neutralized, inhibitory.

Antonyms for Inhibited:

• adj.

  • all
    uninhibited.
  • shy
    bold, aggressive, self-confident, sociable, immodest, extroverted, forward, outgoing, friendly.

• imp. & p. p.

  • Other antonyms:
    earthy, unrepressed, unsuppressed, abandoned.

• Other antonyms:

  • n.
    publicised, publicized.