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
  • Suno has also strengthened prohibitions against this kind of misuse in an update to its usage policy.
    — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Of those 125 prohibitions, officials now say 46 have disappeared entirely, and 35 have had their operating conditions relaxed.
    — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of prohibitions
Noun
  • Exchanges would also need to implement new trading restraints.
    — Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The video quickly sparked a wave of reactions on social media, with many viewers expressing relief that the ride's safety restraints appeared to do their job despite the frightening ordeal.
    — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of restraints
Noun
  • Still, some of the restrictions announced by the White House are expected to face legal challenges.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Lawmakers have also drafted a bill to regulate traffic through the waterway, including restrictions on certain vessels and penalties for violators, according to Iran’s semi-official Fars News Agency.
    — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 8 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
  • 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
  • The little people are being menaced by a dark force—a force with power, money, and very few moral inhibitions.
    — Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 4 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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