prohibit
verb
transitive verb
Synonyms
- ban
- bar
- enjoin
- forbid
- interdict
- outlaw
- proscribe
Example Sentences
Kathleen Ronayne, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Aug. 2022 No More campaign, an effort to prohibit NDAs in cases of discrimination and harassment at work. Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 13 June 2022 Both laws prohibit killing, selling or harming eagles, their nests, or eggs. Kolbie Peterson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 June 2022 Some of these laws prohibit parasailing in certain weather conditions and require operators to carry $2 million in liability coverage. Landon Mion, Fox News, 1 June 2022 The region’s success regulating billboards traces back to a 1981 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that gave San Diego the power to prohibit any new billboards based on city concerns about community aesthetics and traffic safety. San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2022 The mayor did not cite any plans to prohibit downtown watch parties for Sunday afternoon’s Game 7. Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2022 In July, Bowman introduced the Restoring Artistic Protection Act, or RAP Act, to prohibit the use of lyrics in criminal and civil proceedings. Tat Bellamy-walker, NBC News, 1 Sep. 2022 The European Parliament in June backed a plan to effectively prohibit the sale of gas and diesel cars in the 27-nation European Union by 2035, and Canada has mandated the sale of zero-emission cars by the same year. Kathleen Ronayne, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
Middle English, from Latin prohibitus, past participle of prohibēre to keep off, from pro- forward + habēre to hold — more at pro-, give
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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prohibit
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prohibit
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Synonyms & Similar Words
- forbid
- ban
- outlaw
- prevent
- discourage
- proscribe
- stop
- enjoin
- exclude
- preclude
- halt
- interdict
- bar
- deter
- restrain
- dissuade
- curb
- disallow
- quash
- impede
- inhibit
- deprive
- hinder
- suppress
- repress
- debar
- block
- quell
- veto
- squelch
- obstruct
- reject
- silence
- rule out
- subdue
- embargo
- shut out
- squash
- crack down (on)
- repudiate
- check
- clamp down (on)
- bridle
- put down
- crush
- snuff (out)
- rein (in)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- permit
- allow
- let
- approve
- authorize
- endorse
- suffer
- sanction
- encourage
- promote
- indorse
- warrant
- support
- forward
- license
- advance
- cultivate
- further
- order
- nurture
- tolerate
- nourish
- bid
- abide
- endure
- abet
- licence
- command
- bear
- countenance
- brook
Synonym Chooser
Some common synonyms of prohibit are forbid, inhibit, and interdict. While all these words mean "to debar one from doing something or to order that something not be done," prohibit suggests the issuing of laws, statutes, or regulations.
In some situations, the words forbid and prohibit are roughly equivalent. However, forbid implies that the order is from one in authority and that obedience is expected.
The synonyms inhibit and prohibit are sometimes interchangeable, but inhibit implies restraints or restrictions that amount to prohibitions, not only by authority but also by the exigencies of the time or situation.
While the synonyms interdict and prohibit are close in meaning, interdict implies prohibition by civil or ecclesiastical authority usually for a given time or a declared purpose.