Synonyms of proscription

proscription

noun

prō-ˈskrip-shən 

1

as in prohibition

the act of ordering that something not be done or used

the proscription against bicycles and skateboards is intended to make the plaza a more pedestrian-friendly place

Synonyms & Similar Words

• prohibition
• prohibiting
• banning
• forbidding
• outlawing
• interdiction
• proscribing
• barring
• suppression
• enjoining
• interdicting
• instruction
• dictation
• charging
• repression
• bidding
• discouragement
• direction
• deterrence
• decreeing
• coercion
• compulsion
• constraint
• dissuading
• force

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• permission
• allowance
• approval
• sanction
• endorsement
• toleration
• support
• license
• authorization
• promotion
• clearance
• sufferance
• encouragement
• compliance
• submission
• obedience

2

as in ban

an order that something not be done or used

a strongly worded proscription against smoking indoors

Synonyms & Similar Words

• prohibition
• ban
• injunction
• embargo
• veto
• warning
• restriction
• interdict
• interdiction
• objection
• edict
• suppression
• protest
• prevention
• refusal
• repression
• inhibition
• limitation
• discouragement
• taboo
• deterrent
• restraint
• decree
• mandate
• denial
• constraint
• no-no
• commandment
• rejection
• negation
• caveat
• disallowance
• dictate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• prescription
• tolerance
• sanction
• consent
• permitting
• approval
• permission
• allowance
• authorization
• license
• granting
• licensing
• allowing
• clearance
• support
• toleration
• promotion
• letting
• endorsement
• leave
• encouragement
• compliance
• blessing
• sanctioning
• agreement
• enabling
• sufferance
• approbation
• submission
• obedience
• acquiescence
• imprimatur
• facilitation
• assent
• accession
• OK

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of proscription

Elsewhere on the trophy, there are the original rules to soccer, from 1863, which include a proscription on players having nails, iron plates, or gutta-percha—a Malaysian rubberlike material, now used in root canals—protruding from their boots. — Sam Knight, New Yorker, 1 June 2026

Of course, deportation or removal from the United States isn’t the same as death; Rubio’s unilateral visa revocation isn’t the same as the proscription. — JSTOR Daily, 23 Oct. 2025

British authorities have had their eyes on the group since 2020, but its June 2025 action – when activists broke into Britain’s largest airbase, RAF Brize Norton, vandalizing two Airbus Voyager refueling planes – led to its proscription. — Max Saltman, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025

On Palestine Action and how governments weaponize proscription against activists. — Literary Hub, 23 Aug. 2025