no-no's

noun

variants or no-nos
plural of no-no
as in prohibitions

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for no-no's
  1. prohibitions
  2. restraints
  3. restrictions
  4. limitations
  5. proscriptions
  6. constraints
  7. inhibitions
  8. embargoes
Noun
  • Separately, some states have their own prohibitions on silencers.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • While CalChamber appreciates amendments made to remove prohibitions on facial and gait recognition technology, Myers said, the bill still limits their use.
    — Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of prohibitions
Noun
  • The employees weren’t wearing hair restraints, some dry foods weren’t labeled and there was a flea infestation underneath the mop sink.
    — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The two children did not have safety restraints at the time of the crash, the crash log said.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of restraints
Noun
  • And why should airport baggage restrictions get in the way of a good travel look?
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Multinational companies that need AI services or cloud infrastructure for their China operations have to work with local providers because of restrictions on foreign providers, according to Fok.
    — Jenny Lee, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of restrictions
Noun
  • Somaliland is proximate and overcomes some of the limitations imposed by other regional hosts like Djibouti and Middle East partners.
    — Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • These limitations can contribute to nostalgia and homesickness during a long mission.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of limitations
Noun
  • There’s something disturbing about these proscriptions, which is why both Kalmey and Miola identify them as critical.
    — JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 23 Oct. 2025
Definition of proscriptions
Noun
  • Enterprise Decision Computing turns a business decision – its possible actions, objectives, constraints, uncertainty, interdependencies, and economic consequences – into a computable enterprise object that can be solved and optimized as a whole.
    — Carsten Polenz, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Which is to say quality constraints on what Paramount could conceivably dump into theaters are totally lacking.
    — Chris Lee, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of constraints
Noun
  • As art and its creators have shed their inhibitions in this post-Sadean world, politicians and cultural commentators have reliably lined up to condemn this total freedom of expression as being dangerous to society.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Put inhibitions aside to experience the latest episode of Doc Talk, hosted by John Ridley (12 Years a Slave, Shirley), and Matt Carey, Deadline’s senior documentary editor.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 30 June 2026
Definition of inhibitions
Noun
  • That would match last year’s schedule when review embargoes for iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro, iPhone 17 Pro Max and iPhone Air lifted in the same moment.
    — David Phelan, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • Broad arms embargoes on Israel or a hollowing-out of the alliance would make a regional settlement harder, not easier, to come by.
    — Thomas Wright, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026
Definition of embargoes
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“No-no's.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/no-no%27s. Accessed 20 Aug. 2026.

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