PROHIBITIVE Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

prohibitive

adjective

Definition of prohibitive

as in exorbitant

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Recent Examples of prohibitive 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 For small hospitals, the financial burden of maintaining obstetric services can be prohibitive. — Jocelyn Mitchell-Williams, STAT, 19 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for prohibitive

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Adjective

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

Adjective

In a poll on the post, 95% voted that this parent is NOT being unreasonable.

— Melissa Willets, Parents, 12 July 2026
Those arguments largely resonated with judge Stephen Lau, who said that six or seven days’ notice to move all of Williams’ belongings was reasonable under the Fourth Amendment, which prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures.

— Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026

Definition of unreasonable

Adjective

The tactic was born out of the idea that the budget chains have gotten unaffordable.

— Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
Nationally, 61% of the 160 metro areas Pew studied were classified as somewhat or very unaffordable for young buyers in 2024 — up from just 41% in 2019.

— Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026

Definition of unaffordable

Adjective

While China has buffered itself from the broader supply shocks, more expensive fuel and commodities could weigh on consumer sentiment and disrupt manufacturing.

— Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
Earlier this year, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg broke the county’s record for most expensive home sale with the purchase of an Indian Creek Village waterfront mansion for $170 million.

— Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026

Definition of expensive

Adjective

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
The plant can respond more effectively to dynamic power input without drifting into unsafe or uneconomic operation.

— Gregory Shahnovsky, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026

Definition of uneconomic

Adjective

The Cole choice wasn’t the only one that burned the Yankees on Friday, as third base coach Luis Rojas’ decision to send Trent Grisham home on Ben Rice’s eighth-inning double off the right-center field wall resulted in a costly out.

— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 18 July 2026
These patients end up in costly urgent care centers and crowded emergency rooms which disrupt continuity of care.

— Torie Bosch, STAT, 18 July 2026

Definition of costly

Adjective

It was named so because the hill’s steep elevation was too trying for adults, and the lore goes that children hiked up to help pick grapes.

— Kyle Lucia Wu, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 July 2026
The climb became steeper as the summit loomed ahead, and the sun burned brighter.

— John Blake, CNN Money, 19 July 2026

Definition of steep

Adjective

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
There are few travel moments more deflating than racing through security, grabbing overpriced snacks, and hustling to your gate—only to find your flight has been canceled and the line to speak with an agent is already snaking around the concourse.

— Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 4 July 2026

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