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PROHIBITED Synonyms

There are 24 synonyms of the word prohibited. (exact relations)
There are 10 hypernyms of the word prohibited. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for PROHIBITED

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illegal
adjectiveadj
adjective

• prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules

banned
verbv
adjective satellite

• forbidden by law

barred
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective satellite

• preventing entry or exit or a course of action

• marked with stripes or bands

forbidden
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• excluded from use or mention

inaccessible
adjectiveadj
adjective

• capable of being reached only with great difficulty or not at all

adjective satellite

• not capable of being obtained

off-limits
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• barred to a designated group

outlawed
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• contrary to or forbidden by law

proscribed
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• excluded from use or mention

restricted
adjectiveadj
adjective

• subject to restriction or subjected to restriction

adjective satellite

• restricted in meaning; (as e.g. `man' in `a tall man')

• the lowest level of official classification for documents

taboo
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• a prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature

• an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion

adjective satellite

• excluded from use or mention

• forbidden to profane use especially in South Pacific islands

verb

• declare as sacred and forbidden

disallowed
verb, adjectivev, adj
verb

• command against

interdicted
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• an ecclesiastical censure by the Roman Catholic Church withdrawing certain sacraments and Christian burial from a person or all persons in a particular district

• a court order prohibiting a party from doing a certain activity

verb

• destroy by firepower, such as an enemy's line of communication

• command against

vetoed
verbv
noun

• a vote that blocks a decision

• the power or right to prohibit or reject a proposed or intended act (especially the power of a chief executive to reject a bill passed by the legislature)

verb

• vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent

• command against

disallow
verbv
verb

• command against

forbid
verbv
verb

• command against

• keep from happening or arising; make impossible

ban
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a decree that prohibits something

• a bachelor's degree in nursing

• 100 bani equal 1 leu in Moldova

• 100 bani equal 1 leu in Romania

• an official prohibition or edict against something

• a logarithmic unit which measures information or entropy, based on base 10 logarithms and powers of 10.

verb

• forbid the public distribution of (a movie or a newspaper)

• prohibit especially by legal means or social pressure

• ban from a place of residence, as for punishment

• expel from a community or group

criminal
nounn
noun

• someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime

adjective satellite

• bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure

• guilty of crime or serious offense

• involving or being or having the nature of a crime

illegitimate
adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
adjective

• of marriages and offspring; not recognized as lawful

noun

• the illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents

adjective satellite

• contrary to or forbidden by law

illicit
adjectiveadj
adjective

• contrary to accepted morality (especially sexual morality) or convention

adjective satellite

• contrary to or forbidden by law

interdict
verbv
noun

• an ecclesiastical censure by the Roman Catholic Church withdrawing certain sacraments and Christian burial from a person or all persons in a particular district

• a court order prohibiting a party from doing a certain activity

verb

• destroy by firepower, such as an enemy's line of communication

• command against

Best Hypernyms For PROHIBITED

Here is a list of related hypernyms for prohibited, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (10)
banned command forbidden illegal outlawed proscribed require restricted taboo disallowed

Alternatives for ILLEGAL

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