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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prohibitions

They really are totally uncontroversial, and both clauses were seen as, like, these original anti-corruption, anti-grifting prohibitions, and were largely just observed.

From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2026

Unyoked from racial prejudices and prohibitions, Eston’s progeny prospered.

From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026

Last week, several rights groups released a joint statement to urge the government to repeal legislation that makes such prohibitions as last year's Pride ban possible.

From Barron's ● Jun. 27, 2026

The Illinois state Senate on Saturday passed House Bill 5487, which aims to strengthen state prohibitions on nonlawyers’ helping to manage law firms.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026

In spite of prohibitions they met often, and wrote to each other still more frequently.

From Fickle Fortune by Elisabeth Burstenbinder (AKA E. Werner)