Synonyms of interdicting

interdicting 1 of 2

noun

as in prohibiting

the act of ordering that something not be done or used

the interdicting against bullying at school, along with stiff penalties, was long overdue

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

interdicting

2 of 2

verb

present participle of interdict

1

as in forbidding

to order not to do or use or to be done or used

the state legislature moved to interdict the use of radar-detection devices by motorists

Synonyms & Similar Words

• prohibiting
• forbidding
• banning
• outlawing
• preventing
• proscribing
• discouraging
• stopping
• halting
• enjoining
• barring
• excluding
• deterring
• restraining
• precluding
• curbing
• blocking
• quashing
• suppressing
• silencing
• dissuading
• repressing
• subduing
• quelling
• impeding
• rejecting
• depriving
• inhibiting
• hindering
• vetoing
• disallowing
• obstructing
• embargoing
• checking
• squelching
• shutting out
• squashing
• crushing
• ruling out
• repudiating
• debarring
• cracking down (on)
• clamping down (on)
• putting down
• bridling
• snuffing (out)
• reining (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• permitting
• allowing
• letting
• approving
• authorizing
• suffering
• endorsing
• sanctioning
• supporting
• promoting
• advancing
• encouraging
• cultivating
• furthering
• warranting
• forwarding
• ordering
• licensing
• abetting
• commanding
• nurturing
• tolerating
• bidding
• bearing
• enduring
• nourishing
• abiding
• countenancing
• brooking

2

as in intercepting

to stop, seize, or interrupt while in progress or on course

federal agents are able to interdict only a small percentage of the narcotic shipments into the country

Synonyms & Similar Words

• intercepting
• blocking
• grabbing
• capturing
• catching
• seizing
• trapping
• snatching
• picking off
• corralling
• snaring
• collaring

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of interdicting

Verb

Simply interdicting drugs and arresting the perpetrators, Rubio alleged, didn’t work. — Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026

Europe spent two years interdicting on sanctions grounds and found the tool blunt. — Charles Edward Gehrke, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026

Elke Scholiers/Getty The CBS News Confirmed team found online maritime tracking data to corroborate the Iranian claims about interdicting ships. — CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026

Coast Guard teams are deployed around the country and around the world and perform a wide range of missions that are considered essential, from search and rescue to interdicting drug vessels. — Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 14 Feb. 2026

Warner said, nodding to the typical practice of interdicting boats suspected of ferrying drugs rather than blowing them up. — Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 30 Oct. 2025