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forbids

VERB

outlaw, prohibit an action

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ban block cancel censor deny deprive disallow enjoin exclude freeze halt hinder impede inhibit oppose preclude prevent proscribe restrain restrict rule out stop

STRONG

check debar embargo forestall forfend interdict nix obstruct obviate spike stymie taboo veto withhold

WEAK

declare illegal hold up lock up put the chill on say no shut down shut out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

add admit advance aid allow approve assist continue encourage facilitate forward free go help include let go permit push release support welcome

WEAK

authorize sanction

Example Sentences

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Su, Stratos and another of his companies are on the Commerce Department’s Entity List, which forbids U.S. businesses from exporting to listed companies without approval.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

Of course, these are only paper profits, and the agreement the U.S. reached with Intel forbids the government from selling shares before Aug. 27.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

Communications Act, which forbids owners from outside the U.S. from holding more than 25% of the equity or voting interests in an entity that maintains an FCC license.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

They were found to have breached TikTok's AI-generated policy, which forbids content that "falsely shows public figures in certain contexts".

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

The following year, Mexico forbids further American colonization of Texas and prohibits the importation of more slaves into the territory.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis