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

But there is an increasing recognition that prohibitions of trials of MRT in the context of infertility should be revisited.

— Megan Molteni, STAT, 3 Nov. 2026
Comments from members of the administration also raised the possibility of federal intervention in the election, including possible immigration enforcement activity in or around polling places despite legal prohibitions.

— Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of prohibitions

Noun

Following the death in Georgia, non-Six Flags theme parks SeaWorld Orlando in Florida and La Ronde in Montreal, Canada, also temporarily closed one roller coaster apiece that use clamshell restraints.

— Russ Bynum, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
On Saturday, Six Flags said eight of those coasters remained closed and will have the seat belts or other restraints installed.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of restraints

Noun

The one community that supported data centers is in Harwood, North Dakota, where 75% of voters did not want to place restrictions on industrial projects, including data centers.

— Rachel Treisman, NPR, 4 Nov. 2026
His proposals included major changes to the state's property insurance system and restrictions on new data centers.

— Sergio Candido, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of restrictions

Noun

If successful, the work could offer defense engineers another way to overcome processing limitations.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026
To overcome these limitations, research partners at the University of Toronto came up with a new flexible foot pad that helps the robot land on different types of terrain.

— Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of limitations

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

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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