INTERDICTIONS Synonyms: 67 Similar and Opposite Words

interdictions

noun

plural of interdiction

as in prohibitions

an order that something not be done or used a written interdiction against the wearing of clothing incorporating gang colors

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Recent Examples of interdictions The White House cites a drop in CBP drug seizures as a success at the same time the Coast Guard cites an increase in drug interdictions as a success, too. —

Dallas Morning News, 25 Feb. 2026 Last November, the service launched a VTOL drone produced by ShieldAI called the MQ-35 V-BAT from a cutter to intercept illicit narcotics at sea, with three interdictions made in one night. —

Zita Ballinger Fletcher, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026 Will there be more interdictions of vessels carrying Iranian oil? —

CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026 Coca production has ballooned under Colombian President Gustavo Petro, who has taken a light approach to drug interdictions, with the number of hectares planted almost doubling between 2016 and 2024. —

semafor.com, 23 Dec. 2025 Speaking via video teleconference, Bove expressed skepticism about maritime interdictions and the value of prosecuting low-level drug runners caught at sea. —

Ryan Lucas, NPR, 17 Nov. 2025 The interdictions have continued as part of what’s known as Operation Pacific Viper even during the federal government shutdown, with several cutters reporting major seizures last month. —

Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 16 Nov. 2025 So even massive interdictions like this are only scratching the surface. —

Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025 Also, some countries have cooperation agreements with the South American nation for drug interdictions. —

Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2025

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Jackson’s dissent also raises difficult line-drawing problems, such as the validity of less controversial potential prohibitions, such as those on encouraging a patient to smoke or to take their own life.

— Kevin Cope, The Conversation, 3 Apr. 2026
If the goal is truly to protect consumers, the solution does not lie in reducing the visibility of the legal market through federal prohibitions, but rather in avoiding excessive intervention.

— Cláudia Nunes, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026