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

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forbids

It is likely to have a limited impact in the month ahead because the law forbids states from purging their voter rolls in the 90 days before an election.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

The three media organisations have argued that the ban breaches their rights under the First Amendment, which forbids the government from "abridging" the freedom of the press.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

Legislation forbids the board from creating any additional memorials within the center.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

It forbids the government from "abridging" the freedom of the press - language that courts have traditionally interpreted as preventing the government from discriminating against the media based on the content of their coverage.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

Orion was under serious development in the United States until the signing of the international treaty that forbids the detonation of nuclear weapons in space.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

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