Synonyms of prohibiting

prohibiting 1 of 2

noun

as in banning

the act of ordering that something not be done or used

not surprisingly, the prohibiting of the use of cell phones proved to be unpopular with patients visiting the doctor

Synonyms & Similar Words

• banning
• prohibition
• forbidding
• outlawing
• barring
• proscribing
• enjoining
• proscription
• suppression
• interdiction
• interdicting
• charging
• instruction
• decreeing
• bidding
• direction
• dictation
• discouragement
• repression
• dissuading
• deterrence
• coercion
• compulsion
• constraint
• force

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• permission
• allowance
• approval
• sanction
• support
• endorsement
• toleration
• license
• authorization
• clearance
• promotion
• encouragement
• sufferance
• compliance
• submission
• obedience

prohibiting

2 of 2

verb

present participle of prohibit

as in forbidding

to order not to do or use or to be done or used

the city prohibits swimming in the lake after dark

Synonyms & Similar Words

• forbidding
• banning
• outlawing
• preventing
• discouraging
• proscribing
• barring
• enjoining
• stopping
• halting
• excluding
• precluding
• interdicting
• restraining
• deterring
• curbing
• blocking
• suppressing
• disallowing
• dissuading
• quashing
• rejecting
• depriving
• repressing
• silencing
• inhibiting
• impeding
• vetoing
• quelling
• hindering
• subduing
• obstructing
• squashing
• checking
• ruling out
• squelching
• repudiating
• debarring
• shutting out
• crushing
• embargoing
• cracking down (on)
• clamping down (on)
• putting down
• bridling
• snuffing (out)
• reining (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• permitting
• allowing
• letting
• authorizing
• approving
• suffering
• endorsing
• sanctioning
• supporting
• promoting
• encouraging
• advancing
• warranting
• licensing
• furthering
• cultivating
• forwarding
• abetting
• ordering
• commanding
• nurturing
• bearing
• tolerating
• bidding
• enduring
• abiding
• nourishing
• countenancing
• brooking

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of prohibiting

Verb

Judge William Sullivan impounded the call, prohibiting the press from recording or broadcasting the audio. — Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 3 Aug. 2026

But now, a sign posted at the entrance of the beach walkway is prohibiting just that. — Sooji Nam, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026

So did the school officials in the rural community of Howard City who told the brothers to change, citing rules prohibiting clothing with indecent messages. — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2026

The article clarifies that prohibiting a bonnet, a private hair covering, differs fundamentally from discriminating against natural Black hair. — Tee Wilson, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

The Democrat helped pass a 2024 law prohibiting cities and counties from limiting the number of unrelated people who could live together in a single dwelling. — Paula Span, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026

As part of the transfer, the league and the tribe signed a contract prohibiting commercial development or commercial logging on the site. — Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 28 July 2026

Those documents show federal ethics officials reviewing the awards, approving some payments, and prohibiting others. — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 27 July 2026

In 2019, he was charged by indictment in federal court in New Orleans and was released on bond with conditions prohibiting him from working in health care. — Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 25 July 2026