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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | disagree, renounce, decline |
| Synonyms: | abjure, abnegate, ban, begrudge, call on, contradict, contravene, controvert, curb, disacknowledge, disallow, disavow, disbelieve, discard, disclaim, discredit, disown, disprove, doubt, enjoin from, eschew, exclude, forbid, forgo, forsake, gainsay, hold back, keep back, negate, negative, not buy, nullify, oppose, rebuff, rebut, recant, refuse, refute, reject, repudiate, restrain, revoke, sacrifice, say no to, spurn, taboo, take exception to, turn down, turn thumbs down, veto, withhold |
| Notes: | deny means to declare untrue or refuse to accept or believe or to refuse to recognize or acknowledge; refute means to prove to be false, wrong, or incorrect |
| Antonyms: | accede, acknowledge, admit, affirm, agree, allow, concede, confess, corroborate, go along, grant |
| 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 |
| Main Entry: | except |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | leave out |
| Synonyms: | ban, bar, bate, count out, debar, disallow, eliminate, exclude, exempt, expostulate, inveigh, object, omit, pass over, protest, reject, remonstrate, rule out, suspend, taboo |
| Notes: | accept is 'take or agree to' and except means 'exclude, leave out' |
| Antonyms: | admit, allow, include |
| Main Entry: | forbid |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | outlaw, prohibit an action |
| Synonyms: | ban, block, cancel, censor, check, debar, declare illegal, deny, deprive, disallow, embargo, enjoin, exclude, forestall, forfend, freeze*, halt, hinder, hold up, impede, inhibit, interdict, lock up, nix, obstruct, obviate, oppose, preclude, prevent, proscribe, put the chill on, restrain, restrict, rule out, say no, shut down, shut out, spike*, stop, stymie*, taboo*, veto, withhold |
| Antonyms: | allow, approve, authorize, permit, sanction |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | inhibit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | restrict, prevent |
| Synonyms: | arrest, avert, bar, bit, bridle, check, constrain, cramp, curb, discourage, enjoin, faze, forbid, frustrate, hang up, hinder, hog-tie, hold back, hold down, hold in, impede, interdict, keep in, obstruct, outlaw, prohibit, put on brakes, repress, restrain, sandbag, stop, stymie, suppress, taboo*, ward, withhold |
| Antonyms: | aid, allow, approve, assist, free, help |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | outlaw |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | prohibit; make illegal |
| Synonyms: | ban, banish, bar, condemn, damn, disallow, embargo, enjoin, exclude, forbid, illegalize, inhibit, interdict, prevent, proscribe, stop, taboo |
| Antonyms: | allow, legalize, permit |
| Main Entry: | prohibit |
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | interdict |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | destroy |
| Synonyms: | ban, forbid, halt, inhibit, outlaw, prevent, prohibit, proscribe, stop, taboo, veto |
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