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

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
The lawsuit alleges the pork processors inflated and stabilized the price and supply of pork through the use of Agri Stats, production restraints and the use of exports.

— Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of restraints

Noun

Shopping is also often easier to do manually, largely because of restrictions that prevent bots from crawling websites.

— Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2026
The trade system is also being fragmented by global trade dynamics like export restrictions, tariffs, sanctions cutting off certain sources, and shipping and logistics breakdowns.

— Cleo Levin, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of restrictions

Noun

This requires that software developers understand how to prompt AI with relevant and highly honed questions, validate outputs, understand the limitations of AI models and maintain accountability for the final product.

— Alberto Lugo, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026
However, the proposal has limitations, said Garrett Watson, vice president of federal tax policy for the Tax Foundation, a research organization.

— Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of limitations

Noun

On Wednesday, OpenAI disclosed six new instances of its AI agents hiding their tracks, spoofing data and writing instructions to free themselves from constraints to escape the company’s control.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
Port of Los Angeles executive director Gene Seroka said recently that the combination of Panama Canal constraints and other global shipping disruptions could produce a 5 percent increase in cargo volumes at the California port.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 17 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

Definition of embargoes

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