Definitions For Inhibit

verb

  • Prohibit, forbid, or prevent from doing something
  • Make (someone) self-conscious and as a result unable to act naturally
  • Consciously restrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior
  • Limit, block, or decrease the action or function of
  • To keep (someone) from doing what he or she wants to do
  • To prevent or slow down the activity or occurrence of (something)

Is Inhibit a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
12
Words with Friends
13

The word Inhibit is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Inhibit in a Sentence

  • You shouldn't allow fear of failure to inhibit you.
  • He was inhibited by modesty.
  • Fear can inhibit people from expressing their opinions.

Synonyms for Inhibit

Antonyms for Inhibit

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