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

The Missouri Supreme Court upheld that ban earlier this year in a unanimous ruling that allowed the state to continue prohibiting the procedures. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2026

Lovejoy leaders last week updated the zoning code for the city of roughly 13,000 people, explicitly prohibiting data centers. — Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 2 Oct. 2026

The council ultimately reached consensus on the second option — prohibiting video gambling establishments from being located within 100 feet of schools or religious institutions. — Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026

Governance should be less about prohibiting experimentation and more about creating the conditions for safe experimentation at scale. — Fabio Caversan, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026

Laws prohibiting the possession of assault weapons, for example, are of recent vintage. — Brian Fitzpatrick, The Conversation, 28 Sep. 2026

Appropriations committees on Capitol Hill have routinely included language in government funding bills prohibiting the use of federal dollars for propaganda. — Garrett Downs, CNBC, 27 Sep. 2026

As a result of Birkenstock’s win this week, the court issued an injunction prohibiting Lidl from selling unauthorized copies of the company’s notable Arizona, Madrid, Gizeh, Boston and Florida shoe models. — Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026

Some cities and counties have laws prohibiting the feeding of feral cats. — Michael L. Hyman, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2026