NO-NO'S Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

no-no's

noun

variants or no-nos

plural of no-no

as in prohibitions

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Noun

Protesters in France are continuing to demonstrate in Paris and across the nation despite police prohibitions on gatherings in the capital.

— Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2026
In Arizona, Colorado, and Washington, voters approved measures to enact or expand prohibitions on transgender youth participation on school athletics teams aligned with their gender identity.

— Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of prohibitions

Noun

Abroad, Trump’s contempt for restraints on his power has been equally conspicuous.

— David Remnick, New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2026
But if Washington’s actions become untethered from these restraints, others will no longer defer to American prerogatives, and the world will become a more dangerous place.

— David Sacks, Foreign Affairs, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of restraints

Noun

But their presence in the North Carolina beverage market is facing an uncertain future as lawmakers consider tighter restrictions on hemp products.

— Evan Moore November 12, Charlotte Observer, 12 Nov. 2026
The restrictions exist to grab attention, educate riders, and improve overall safety.

— Larry Seward, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of restrictions

Noun

Investigators faced several limitations, including numerous possible sources, items no longer available for testing and delays between exposure and sampling.

— Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 11 Nov. 2026
As renters, there were naturally limitations on what could be achieved.

— Leonora Epstein, Architectural Digest, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of limitations

Noun

The use of digital manufacturing tools enables the team to evaluate different production scenarios and identify potential constraints in advance.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2026
Surging oil prices have put pressure on global government bonds this year, as energy supply constraints in the Middle East raise concerns about a resurgence of inflation and more hawkish central bank policy.

— Sean Conlon,Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of constraints

Noun

In my experience, the involvement of ketamine or other drugs invariably makes a bad situation worse – complicating consent, impairing judgment and reducing inhibitions.

— Christopher P. Holstege, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2026
Many visual motifs emerge, most notably the men in the crowd who shed any inhibitions to cry, dance, and belt the songs at the top of their lungs.

— Marshall Shaffer, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of inhibitions

Noun

The United States frequently uses sanctions or embargoes to rein in malign actors.

— S. C. M. Paine, Foreign Affairs, 3 Nov. 2026
Since the oil embargoes of the 1970s, US presidents have been keenly aware that Americans have a very limited willingness to tolerate pain at the pump in the service of foreign policy objectives.

— Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of embargoes

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