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 proposal would prevent the state from prohibiting or interfering with reproductive healthcare, including contraception, fertility treatment, miscarriage management and childbirth care. — Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 13 July 2026

But elite club soccer and the Major League Soccer academies have conspired to kill it by prohibiting their players from participating in high school or middle school programs. — Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026

The law includes a first-of-its-kind limit on these kinds of purchases by prohibiting any investor that owns more than 350 single-family homes from buying any more. — Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 11 July 2026

Oakley became the first Bay Area city to impose a 45-day moratorium on data centers in April, prohibiting the city from accepting, processing, or approving any land-use applications for such facilities. — Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 9 July 2026

The Supreme Court on Monday allowed a Texas law prohibiting minors from downloading apps without their parent's consent to go into effect. — Nina Totenberg, NPR, 6 July 2026

Among other issues, Schroer has also pushed legislation prohibiting international organizations like the World Health Organization and the United Nations from exercising jurisdiction in his state. — Max Grinstein, The Washington Examiner, 3 July 2026

In 1776, the year the Declaration of Independence was signed, Quakers made a formal stance against slavery, prohibiting followers of the faith from engaging in the institution. — Tesfaye Negussie, ABC News, 3 July 2026

Officials in Turkey are prohibiting an all-gay cruise from spending multiple days in the country next week during a voyage from Athens to Venice, according to the company organizing the trip. — Hannah Sampson, Washington Post, 3 July 2026