1 synonym for Hemmt

restrains, hinders, impedes, prevents, obstructs, curbs, stifles, suppresses, restricts, checks, hampers, blocks, thwarts, limits, constrains, deters, retards, stops, arrests, holds back, represses, confines, forbids, precludes, disallows, frustrates, stymies, balks, encumbers, cramps, bottlenecks, chokes, damps, deadens, dampens, squelches, quashes, quells, squashes, trammels, ties up, reins in, reins back, keeps in check, holds in check, keeps under control, keeps down [x]