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inhibit

verbCommon GRE wordMore I words

to hold back, restrain, or prevent

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In a sentence

Inhibit in a sentence

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Fear of failure inhibited him from ever pursuing his ambitions.

Synonyms
restrainhindersuppresscurb
Antonyms
encouragepromote

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The novelist's late style is admired precisely for its blank: every superfluous phrase has been pared away, leaving prose of startling economy.

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Questions about “inhibit”

Inhibit (verb) means to hold back, restrain, or prevent
Here is inhibit used in an example sentence: "Fear of failure inhibited him from ever pursuing his ambitions."
Common synonyms for inhibit include restrain, hinder, suppress, curb.
Antonyms of inhibit include encourage, promote.
Inhibit is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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