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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

Private-equity firms use management-services organizations to invest in law practices, bypassing direct ownership prohibitions.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

It provides extra fire protection via strict plant prohibitions nearest the house, yet flexibility for landscaping elsewhere in Zone Zero.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 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

He ridicules the prohibitions of the exportation of raw material by saying that not only flax-seed, flax-yarn, but also the linen, must remain in the country.

From Principles of Political Economy, Vol. II by Roscher, Wilhelm