IMPETUS Antonyms

There are 10 antonyms of the word impetus. (opposite meanings)

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	block				verb, nounv, n
	noun • a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides) • a rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings • a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides • a number or quantity of related things dealt with as a unit • housing in a large building that is divided into separate units • (computer science) a sector or group of sectors that function as the smallest data unit permitted • an inability to remember or think of something you normally can do; often caused by emotional tension • a simple machine consisting of a wheel with a groove in which a rope can run to change the direction or point of application of a force applied to the rope • a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine • an obstruction in a pipe or tube • a platform from which an auctioneer sells • the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements verb • render unsuitable for passage • hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of • stop from happening or developing • interfere with or prevent the reception of signals • run on a block system • interrupt the normal function of by means of anesthesia • shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight • stamp or emboss a title or design on a book with a block • obstruct • block passage through • support, secure, or raise with a block • impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball) • be unable to remember • shape by using a block • shape into a block or blocks • prohibit the conversion or use of (assets)
	deterrent				nounn
	noun • something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress adjective satellite • tending to deter
	discouragement				nounn
	noun • the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles • the expression of opposition and disapproval • the act of discouraging
	hindrance				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
	impediment				nounn
	noun • something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress • any structure that makes progress difficult
	inhibition				nounn
	noun • (psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires • the quality of being inhibited • (physiology) the process whereby nerves can retard or prevent the functioning of an organ or part • the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof)
	obstacle				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)
	obstruction				nounn
	noun • any structure that makes progress difficult • the physical condition of blocking or filling a passage with an obstruction • something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted • the act of obstructing • getting in someone's way
	resistance				nounn
	noun • the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with • any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion • a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms • the military action of resisting the enemy's advance • (medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease • the capacity of an organism to defend itself against harmful environmental agents • a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force • the degree of unresponsiveness of a disease-causing microorganism to antibiotics or other drugs (as in penicillin-resistant bacteria) • (psychiatry) an unwillingness to bring repressed feelings into conscious awareness • an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current • group action in opposition to those in power
	restraint				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