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
• tabus
• discouragements
• suppressions
• protests
• repressions
• inhibitions
• constraints
• limitations
• no-nos
• refusals
• preventions
• mandates
• deterrents
• commandments
• decrees
• denials
• caveats
• dictates
• no-no's
• disallowances
• negations
• rejections

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of prohibitions

But if there was any hope that Taliban authorities might relax their prohibitions on women studying, if only to help other women, it was dashed just two weeks after the earthquake struck. —NPR, 14 Oct. 2025

In addition, the NCAA on Monday clarified that, regardless of college athletes and coaches betting on pro sports, NCAA championships will continue with prohibitions on advertising and sponsorships associated with sports betting. —Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 9 Oct. 2025

Such prohibitions can take many forms and can happen in different contexts. —Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025

But the fate of those prohibitions is now in question, as the nation’s highest court will begin hearing a challenge to Colorado’s state-level ban on conversion therapy for minors on Tuesday. —Solcyré Burga, Time, 7 Oct. 2025

Some of the commandments overlap with criminal law, such as prohibitions on murder and theft, but others do not. —Jessie Balmert, Cincinnati Enquirer, 6 Oct. 2025

This approach balances access with protection rather than using blanket prohibitions. —Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2025

In addition to the cut-through traffic prohibitions for trucks on residential streets, city staff will work with the City Council on ordinance revisions to strengthen penalties on truck operators and owners who do not comply with signs and restrictions. —Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025

As a sign of the effort’s feasibility, the statement points to similar international resolutions that established red lines in other dangerous arenas, like prohibitions on biological weapons or ozone-depleting chlorofluorocarbons. —Jared Perlo, NBC news, 22 Sep. 2025