PROHIBITIVE Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

prohibitive

adjective

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Recent Examples of prohibitive Traditional studios might adopt Chinese models for some preproduction tasks such as concepting, but the geopolitical and intellectual property risks for commercial generations are too prohibitive. — Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026 That’s because the costs of plunging back into the conflict now are prohibitive for both the US and Iran and that comes against the backdrop of some heady domestic political winds ahead of the midterms. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 26 June 2026 But costs are becoming prohibitive. — Cheryl Winokur Munk, CNBC, 26 June 2026 For some, the cost becomes prohibitive. — Luis Contreras, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for prohibitive

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Trump even proposed—then quickly shelved—an exorbitant 20% toll on Hormuz traffic.

— Jordan Blum, Fortune, 18 July 2026
As for coming to America in 2026, who would shoulder the exorbitant costs and the travel challenges, let alone the risk of being pulled out of a line at the Atlanta airport, interrogated, and sent back home for joking about penalty shoot-outs?

— Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 17 July 2026

Definition of exorbitant

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For example, my trusty spreadsheet found the metro area comprising Los Angeles and Orange counties as the nation’s most unaffordable, with six California housing markets ranked among the nation’s eight biggest affordability headaches.

— Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 23 July 2026
National trends in housing affordability In 2019, 59% of metros with available data were very or somewhat affordable for under-40 households, according to the report, while the remaining 41% were either somewhat or very unaffordable.

— Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 21 July 2026

Definition of unaffordable

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In what will be one of the most expensive development projects in Georgia’s history, tech giant OpenAI is planning to build a data center about 30 minutes outside of Savannah.

— Cassidy Alexander, AJC.com, 23 July 2026
Where to grab a cocktail Like pretty much everywhere else, cocktails are expensive in Charlotte.

— Evan Moore July 23, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026

Definition of expensive

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The site will target low-grade titanium-iron tailings that have been uneconomical to process.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 24 July 2026
While attractive due to its proximity to strong local and regional gas markets, exploration for this gas has been sporadic in the basin since the mid-1980s, with experts noting pilot projects were uneconomic, temporarily abandoned or failed.

— Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2026

Definition of uneconomic

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On the other hand, there are plenty of Tesla novelty items listed on its site that are widely available and overpriced.

— Charles Singh, USA Today, 17 July 2026
Coaches were guilty of rewarding role players with McDavid ice time, and general managers were guilty of signing those middle-six wingers to overpriced contracts.

— Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 6 July 2026

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