CATALYSTS Antonyms

There are 13 antonyms of the word catalysts. (opposite meanings)

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	barriers				nounn
	noun • a structure or object that impedes free movement • any condition that makes it difficult to make progress or to achieve an objective • anything serving to maintain separation by obstructing vision or access
	blockades				nounn
	noun • a war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy • prevents access or progress verb • hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of • render unsuitable for passage • obstruct access to • impose a blockade on
	deterrents				nounn
	noun • something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress adjective satellite • tending to deter
	hindrances				nounn
	noun • something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress • any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome • the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding
	impediments				nounn
	noun • something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress • any structure that makes progress difficult
	inhibitors				nounn
	noun • a substance that retards or stops an activity
	obstacles				nounn
	noun • something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted • an obstruction that stands in the way (and must be removed or surmounted or circumvented)
	preventers				noun, adjectiven, adj
	noun • One who, or that which, prevents. • An arrangement, made with ropes and blocks, that prevents the boom of a sailing boat from performing a jibe. • Any of various lines set up to reinforce or relieve ordinary running or standing rigging.
	restraints				nounn
	noun • the act of controlling by restraining someone or something • discipline in personal and social activities • the state of being physically constrained • a rule or condition that limits freedom • lack of ornamentation • a device that retards something's motion
	retardants				verb, nounv, n
	noun • any agent that retards or delays or hinders
	anticatalyst				nounn
	noun • (chemistry) a substance that retards a chemical reaction or diminishes the activity of a catalyst
	dampener				nounn
	noun • a device that dampens or moistens something
	inhibitor				nounn
	noun • a substance that retards or stops an activity