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
• indorsement
• sufferance
• encouragement
• compliance
• licence
• 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
• interdiction
• warning
• restriction
• interdict
• objection
• edict
• suppression
• protest
• taboo
• prevention
• refusal
• repression
• inhibition
• limitation
• tabu
• discouragement
• deterrent
• restraint
• decree
• mandate
• denial
• constraint
• no-no
• commandment
• rejection
• negation
• disallowance
• caveat
• dictate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of proscription

This was characterized by zero tolerance for misdemeanors and the aggressive control or physical proscription of public areas for the purposes of peaceful protest. —Kylie Bourne, Discover Magazine, 14 Sep. 2015

How can that proscription be preserved amid current world tensions? —Howard Lafranchi, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Oct. 2022

Tickets for the Santo Domingo concert had been on sale for about two months at the time of Cyrus' proscription, ranging in price from $27 to $370. —Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 20 Oct. 2022

Yet despite these disquieting trends, the eight-decade-long proscription against nuclear weapons use has not been breached. —Howard Lafranchi, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Oct. 2022