Synonyms of prohibition

prohibition

noun

ˌprō-ə-ˈbi-shən 

1

as in banning

the act of ordering that something not be done or used

the principal's prohibition against the use of cell phones in the school building met with unanimous approval by the teachers

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in ban

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of prohibition

The state says kids with disabilities and others who rely on digital devices for basic medical or translation purposes, will be carved out from the prohibition. —New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 23 Jan. 2025

The governor has extended this prohibition for 60 days, to March 8, and it may be extended again. —Julie Akins, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Jan. 2025

What eliminated the bootleggers wasn’t more prohibition, but legalization, after all. —The Editorial Board, Orange County Register, 23 Jan. 2025

But on Thursday, Gov. Gavin Newsom extended prohibitions on motel, hotel and rental housing to March 8. —Janie Har The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 20 Jan. 2025