Synonyms of prohibition

prohibition

noun

ˌprō-ə-ˈbi-shən 

1

as in banning

the act of ordering that something not be done or used

the principal's prohibition against the use of cell phones in the school building met with unanimous approval by the teachers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• banning
• prohibiting
• proscription
• outlawing
• forbidding
• interdiction
• suppression
• barring
• enjoining
• proscribing
• interdicting
• instruction
• charging
• bidding
• dictation
• deterrence
• repression
• direction
• discouragement
• decreeing
• coercion
• compulsion
• constraint
• dissuading
• force

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• permission
• approval
• allowance
• endorsement
• sanction
• license
• toleration
• authorization
• support
• promotion
• clearance
• indorsement
• sufferance
• encouragement
• licence
• compliance
• submission
• obedience

2

as in ban

an order that something not be done or used

the school issued a prohibition against wearing clothing with obscene and provocative slogans

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ban
• embargo
• injunction
• veto
• interdiction
• proscription
• restriction
• warning
• interdict
• objection
• edict
• taboo
• protest
• suppression
• prevention
• refusal
• limitation
• inhibition
• repression
• discouragement
• deterrent
• decree
• tabu
• mandate
• restraint
• denial
• no-no
• constraint
• commandment
• rejection
• negation
• disallowance
• caveat
• dictate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• prescription
• tolerance
• consent
• sanction
• permitting
• license
• toleration
• licensing
• authorization
• permission
• granting
• approval
• allowing
• allowance
• licence
• support
• clearance
• promotion
• letting
• endorsement
• okay
• leave
• indorsement
• approbation
• sanctioning
• blessing
• agreement
• encouragement
• compliance
• enabling
• facilitation
• sufferance
• licencing
• OK
• submission
• obedience
• imprimatur
• acquiescence
• assent
• accession

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of prohibition

Thus, because of the prohibition set out in section 24(d)(3), electing either the FEIE or Foreign Housing Exclusion, or both, will completely disqualify the taxpayer from claiming the ACTC. —Virginia La Torre Jeker, J.d., Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025

President Donald Trump just hosted a $1 million-per-plate campaign dinner – a fundraiser despite a constitutional prohibition against him running for a third term. —Bart Jansen, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025

The Trump administration moved on Friday to weaken federal prohibitions on government employees showing support for President Trump while at work, embracing the notion that they should be allowed to wear campaign paraphernalia and removing an independent review board’s role in policing violations. —Eileen Sullivan, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025

There is no prohibition against the Heat trading the 2025 first-round pick received from the Warriors. —Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2025