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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make impossible; stop |
| Synonyms: | ban, block, bottle up, box in, bring to screeching halt, constrain, cool*, cork, debar, disallow, enjoin, forbid, forfend, freeze*, gridlock, halt, hamper, hang up, hinder, hold up, impede, inhibit, interdict, jam up, keep lid on, kill, lock up, nix, obstruct, outlaw, pass on, preclude, prevent, proscribe, put a lock on, put a stopper in, put chill on, put down, put half nelson on, restrain, restrict, rule out, shut out, spike*, stymie*, taboo*, throw cold water on, tie up, veto, zing |
| Antonyms: | allow, favor, permit, push |
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* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | abolish |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | do away with or put an end to |
| Synonyms: | abate, abrogate, annihilate, annul, call off, cancel, destroy, disestablish, dissolve, end, eradicate, erase, expunge, extinguish, extirpate, finish, inhibit, invalidate, kill, negate, nix, nullify, obliterate, overthrow, overturn, prohibit, put an end to, put kibosh on, put the kibosh on, quash, repeal, repudiate, rescind, revoke, scrub, set aside, squelch, stamp out, subvert, supersede, suppress, terminate, undo, vacate, vitiate, void, wipe out, zap |
| Antonyms: | confirm, continue, enact, establish, institute, legalize, promote, ratify, support, uphold |
| Main Entry: | ban |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | officially forbid |
| Synonyms: | banish, bar, blackball, close down, close up, curse, declare illegal, disallow, enjoin, exclude, halt, ice out, illegalize, inhibit, interdict, outlaw, pass by, pass up, prevent, prohibit, proscribe, restrict, shut out, suppress |
| Antonyms: | allow, permit |
Example Sentences
- Town attorneys would be prohibited from also serving as municipal clerk-administrators, the state supreme court ruled last week.
- As a result, the university is prohibited from enacting or enforcing any policy that restricts the possession or use of firearms.
- While fireworks are prohibited on aircraft, they may not be prohibited in your back yard depending on local laws.
| Main Entry: | boycott |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ban; refrain from using |
| Synonyms: | avoid, bar, blackball, blacklist, brush off, cut off, embargo, exclude, hold aloof from, ice out, ostracize, outlaw, pass by, pass up, prohibit, proscribe, refuse, reject, shut out, snub, spurn, strike, withhold patronage |
| Notes: | a boycott is an organized popular protest, while an embargo is usually imposed by a government |
| Antonyms: | buy, encourage, support, use |
| Main Entry: | command |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | demand |
| Synonyms: | adjure, appoint, authorize, ban, bar, beckon, bid, call, call for, call on, call the signals, call upon, charge, check, cite, compel, debar, dictate, direct, enact, enjoin, exact, forbid, force upon, give directions, give orders, grant, impose, inflict, inhibit, instruct, interdict, lay down the law, mark out, oblige, ordain, order, ordinate, proclaim, prohibit, put foot down, require, requisition, restrain, rule out, send for, set, subpoena, summon, take charge, take lead, task, tell, warn |
| Antonyms: | contradict, countermand, oppose, recall, reverse, revoke |
| Main Entry: | contraband |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | black-market; unlawful |
| Synonyms: | banned, bootleg, bootlegged, disapproved, excluded, forbidden, hot*, illegal, illicit, interdicted, prohibited, proscribed, shut out, smuggled, taboo, unauthorized, verboten |
| Antonyms: | allowed, lawful, legal, permitted |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | deter |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | check, inhibit from action |
| Synonyms: | act like a wet blanket, avert, block, caution, chill, cool, damp, dampen, daunt, debar, disadvise, discourage, dissuade, divert, forestall, forfend, frighten, hinder, impede, intimidate, obstruct, obviate, preclude, prevent, prohibit, put a damper on, put off, restrain, rule out, scare, shut out, stave off, stop, talk out of, throw cold water on, turn off, warn |
| Antonyms: | encourage, instigate, persuade, promote, put on to, stimulate, support, turn on, urge |
| Main Entry: | disqualify |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be unfit for; be ineligible |
| Synonyms: | bar, bate, debar, disable, disenable, disentitle, disfranchise, eighty-six, except, exclude, impair, incapacitate, invalidate, nix, not make the cut, paralyze, preclude, prohibit, rule out, suspend, unfit, weaken |
| Antonyms: | allow, be eligible, capacitate, fit, permit, qualify |
| Main Entry: | enjoin |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | forbid |
| Synonyms: | ban, bar, deny, disallow, inhibit, interdict, outlaw, place injunction on, preclude, prohibit, proscribe, restrain, taboo |
| Antonyms: | allow, permit |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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