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

In the actual world, no such prohibitions have been passed, by anyone, anywhere.

— Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
The delegation will be under travel restrictions and will face prohibitions on the purchase of luxury and other goods per our policy.

— September 18, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of prohibitions

Noun

Child Passenger Safety Week highlights best practices for choosing car seats and restraints for young children.

— Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2026
Due to the ongoing construction and current facility restraints, Belmont Park will only operate with a capacity of 6,000 during opening weekend and 4,000 after.

— John Dias, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of restraints

Noun

America has seen in semiconductors, 5G, and other strategic industries that restrictions alone cannot permanently stall China’s ambitions.

— Patrick McHenry, STAT, 30 Sep. 2026
Codified in 1969, those more stringent and costly restrictions have guided—and greatly limited, some critics say—Mars exploration ever since.

— Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of restrictions

Noun

Raytheon therefore asked Lyntris to examine the RMA supply chain for potential production constraints.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2026
While these facilities offer quality staging, priorities rest with school programs, leaving outside community groups with strict booking constraints, such as 60- to 90-day lead times, and the risk of sudden cancellation.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of constraints

Noun

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
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

Definition of inhibitions

Noun

Despite being tightly controlled, technologically backward, and subject to crippling Western trade embargoes, the country has recorded year-on-year GDP growth of more than 3%, of which many advanced economies could only dream.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 25 Aug. 2026
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

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