Synonyms of prohibitions

prohibitions

noun

plural of prohibition

as in bans

an order that something not be done or used

the school issued a prohibition against wearing clothing with obscene and provocative slogans

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bans
• proscriptions
• interdictions
• injunctions
• interdicts
• embargoes
• restrictions
• vetoes
• warnings
• taboos
• edicts
• restraints
• objections
• discouragements
• suppressions
• repressions
• protests
• inhibitions
• constraints
• limitations
• preventions
• refusals
• mandates
• deterrents
• commandments
• decrees
• denials
• caveats
• no-no's
• dictates
• disallowances
• negations
• rejections

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• prescriptions
• sanctions
• tolerances
• allowances
• licenses
• authorizations
• permissions
• consents
• clearances
• leaves
• approvals
• promotions
• endorsements
• agreements
• blessings
• supports
• tolerations
• encouragements
• sufferances
• submissions
• approbations
• compliances
• imprimaturs
• facilitations
• accessions
• OKs
• assents
• obediences
• acquiescences

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of prohibitions

These prohibitions on gene editing and transfer reduce the land area where trees created with transformation approaches could be grown, and dampen interest in associated research. — Steve Strauss, The Conversation, 22 July 2026

The means for doing so include increasing the property assessment threshold for existing tax exemptions, creating new exemptions for senior citizens, and, in the case of Tennessee, instilling outright prohibitions on state property taxes. — Paxton Honerkamp, CNBC, 21 July 2026

Advertisement Canada Assisted dying became legal in Canada in 2016 with the passage of the Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) law following a Supreme Court ruling that struck down prohibitions on the practice. — Connor Greene, Time, 16 July 2026

These prohibitions include drag, burlesque and karaoke events. — Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 14 July 2026

Trump in his current term has used proclamations to lift commercial fishing prohibitions within expansive marine monuments in areas of the Pacific Ocean and in the Atlantic Ocean off the New England coast. — ABC News, 13 July 2026

Federal courts have struck down some state prohibitions on hormone therapy for incarcerated people, while courts have allowed states to prohibit gender-transition surgeries in some circumstances. — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2026

There are also prohibitions on use-it-or-lose-it policies in California, Colorado, Montana and Nebraska. — Jennifer Morehead, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

That the game featured two countries with cultural and legal prohibitions against gay people made his presence in full rainbow regalia of a bucket hat, button-up shirt and shoes even more important. — Rachel Lerman, Washington Post, 27 June 2026