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prohibitions

NOUN

ban, forbiddance

Synonyms

STRONGEST

constraint embargo exclusion injunction prevention proscription restriction taboo veto

STRONG

bar interdict interdiction negation obstruction refusal repudiation temperance

WEAK

disallowance don't no-no off limits out of bounds

Antonyms

STRONGEST

allowance permission

STRONG

aid approval help

WEAK

clearance

Example Sentences

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This is the power of public prohibitions of unhealthy behavior.

From Slate • May 15, 2026

And I think we should have less government prohibitions.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

The injunction would bar Amazon from communicating with its vendors about the prices of its products on other online sites, among other prohibitions.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026

While officials have claimed they did not want to use Anthropic's technology for either mass surveillance or autonomous weapons, Anthropic claims Hegseth started to insist language in its government contracts specifying such prohibitions be removed.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

Persecution and its prohibitions have also been most powerful in working upon our imagination.

From Curiosities of Medical Experience by Millingen, J. G. (John Gideon)