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What is the adjective for inhibiting?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verb inhibit which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

inhibitory
  1. That inhibits
  2. Of, or relating to an inhibitor.
  3. Synonyms:
      4. inhibitive
  4. Examples:
      5. “The presence of an inhibitory factor in the experiment significantly hindered the growth of the bacteria colonies.”
      “Finally, let us examine a minimal genetic toggle based on two repressible promoters arranged in a mutually inhibitory network.”
      “Action potential generation in inhibitory interneurons is critical for cortical excitation-inhibition balance.”
inhibited
  1. (of a person) Reserved or repressed, prone to quiet, inexpressive behavior.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. shy, reserved, withdrawn, introverted, diffident, bashful, reticent, timid, embarrassed, uneasy, nervous, insecure, timorous, hesitant, unassertive, coy, apprehensive, unconfident, undemonstrative, uptight, guarded, uncomfortable, unresponsive, cold, reluctant, wary, passionless, self-conscious, tongue-tied, hung up, retiring, shrinking, quiet, modest, silent, unforthcoming, restrained, sheepish, uncommunicative, closemouthed, demure, taciturn, self-effacing, dumb, tight-lipped, close-mouthed, backward, uncertain, constrained, private … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Facing new situations is thought to result in gradual desensitization for the inhibited child, just as facing a feared stimulus does in the treatment of phobias.”
      “In his waking hours, he never dwelt on the dreams that emanated from the secret hiding places of his inhibited desires.”
inhibitable
  1. (sciences) Capable of being inhibited
  2. Synonyms:
      3. resistible, opposable, restrainable, preventable, stoppable, thwartable, avertible, evitable, haltable, blockable, dodgeable, escapable, avoidable, needless, noninevitable, unnecessary, avertable, evadable, postponable, forestallable, hinderable … more
inhibitive
  1. that inhibits
  2. Synonyms:
      3. inhibitory
  3. Examples:
      4. “The high cost of living in the city is inhibitive and prevents many young professionals from settling down there.”
      “This is a major inhibitive factor in letting them draw appropriate benefit from these new technologies.”
      “It is contended that the subconscious mind takes a more active role, and your naturally inhibitive conscious mind takes the back seat.”
inhibiting
  1. present participle of inhibit
  2. Synonyms:
      3. hindering, impeding, curbing, checking, restraining, hampering, obstructing, restricting, trammelling, trammeling, handicapping, encumbering, blocking, stymieing, cramping, thwarting, fettering, retarding, preventing, constraining, stifling, suppressing, repressing, frustrating, shackling, foiling, hobbling, clogging, bridling, barring, handcuffing, smothering, manacling, slowing, embarrassing, balking, baulking, stalling, prohibiting, reducing, averting, interdicting, debarring, forbidding, outlawing, sandbagging, enjoining, fazing, warding, holding back … more
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