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enjoining 1 of 2

noun

as in prohibiting
the act of ordering that something not be done or used the enjoining of the use of all tobacco products by the director of the baseball camp

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enjoining

2 of 2

verb

present participle of enjoin
1
as in demanding
to ask for (something) earnestly or with authority police enjoined the community's full cooperation in getting rid of the drug dealers

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2
as in instructing
to issue orders to (someone) by right of authority undeterred, the captain enjoined his crew to sail at full speed into the mine-filled harbor

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3
as in forbidding
to order not to do or use or to be done or used Quakerism enjoins the taking of human life

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Recent Examples of enjoining
Noun
The Central European country is not the slightest bit demure with its enjoining of would-be digital nomads. — Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 14 July 2026 The lawsuit asks the Ingham County Circuit Court to declare Kalshi's internet sports betting operation a common law nuisance and to issue a permanent injunction and order of abatement enjoining and restraining Kalshi from engaging in or advertising its internet sports betting operation in Michigan. — Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 6 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enjoining
  1. prohibition
  2. demanding
  3. instructing
  4. prohibiting
  5. banning
  6. requiring
  7. ordering
  8. forbidding
Noun
  • Gibbons wrote that the exclusivity language in the CEA is more likely to represent an exclusion of courts’ jurisdiction than a prohibition on states’ power to make laws.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 26 Sep. 2026
  • In the actual world, no such prohibitions have been passed, by anyone, anywhere.
    — Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of prohibition
Verb
  • The eviction of 87-year-old María del Carmen Abascal from her longtime Madrid apartment has ignited protests, with demonstrators camping overnight in Puerta del Sol and demanding stronger tenant protections.
    — Alicia León, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Mining, refining, separating rare earths, and turning them into usable metals and magnets are all technically demanding processes.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of demanding
Verb
  • The Justice Department sent letters to 29 states and the District of Columbia instructing election officials not to destroy the records.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The company shared a video with reporters of someone sitting on a chair, instructing the computer with their voice in what appeared to be a seamless, albeit staged, interaction.
    — Emily Forlini, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of instructing
Verb
  • As a result of Birkenstock’s win this week, the court issued an injunction prohibiting Lidl from selling unauthorized copies of the company’s notable Arizona, Madrid, Gizeh, Boston and Florida shoe models.
    — Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Some cities and counties have laws prohibiting the feeding of feral cats.
    — Michael L. Hyman, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of prohibiting
Noun
  • Meanwhile, in those years since the banning, the GNFP audience continued to grow.
    — Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Rescues during holidays have declined in recent years, owing to the prohibition of alcohol on Memorial Day, Labor Day, and the Fourth of July, along with the banning of diving along the Clay Banks, Nunez said.
    — Reeti Malhotra July 10, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of banning
Verb
  • Maybe that’s because these challenging and seemingly intractable problems are usually treated as separate crises requiring separate solutions.
    — Stanley McChrystal, STAT, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Fortunately, Proposition 39’s crafters left mail ballots pretty much alone, except for requiring a nuisance PIN on the ballot envelope.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of requiring
Verb
  • From development to production The contract represents a shift for Increment 2 as the Army begins ordering the missile while testing continues.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026
  • In the past, the NIH determined funding by ordering grants based on scientific merit scores assigned by expert peer reviewers.
    — John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of ordering
Verb
  • Luxury items have already proved themselves for Christie’s, where watches, jewelry, handbags, and wine can provide a relatively familiar way into an institution that can otherwise appear forbidding.
    — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The filmmaker contrasts her bucolic nature scenes with shots of the giant ships passing by and the interiors and exteriors of the factories located near the island, belching smoke and lit up at night like a forbidding theme park.
    — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of forbidding

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“Enjoining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enjoining. Accessed 30 Sep. 2026.

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