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PROHIBITING Synonyms

There are 18 synonyms of the word prohibiting. (exact relations)
There are 9 hypernyms of the word prohibiting. (close relations)
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Best Alternative Words for PROHIBITING

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banning
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• an official prohibition or edict against something

forbidding
adjectiveadj
noun

• an official prohibition or edict against something

adjective satellite

• harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance

• threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments

restricting
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective satellite

• restricting the scope or freedom of action

disallowing
verbv
verb

• command against

excluding
verb

• prevent from being included or considered or accepted

• prevent from entering; shut out

• lack or fail to include

• prevent from entering; keep out

• put out or expel from a place

inhibiting
adjectiveadj
verb

• prohibit, forbid, or prevent from doing something

• limit, block, or decrease the action or function of

• consciously restrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior

• make (someone) self-conscious and as a result unable to act naturally

obstructing
verb, adjectivev, adj
verb

• hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of

• block passage through

• shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight

preventing
verbv
verb

• keep from happening or arising; make impossible

• stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state

proscribing
verb, adjectivev, adj
verb

• command against

restraining
verb, adjectivev, adj
verb

• to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement

• restrict (someone or something) so as to make free movement difficult

• prevent (someone or something) from doing something

• prevent the action or expression of

vetoing
verb, adjectivev, adj
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

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

nix
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a quantity of no importance; thing (object:), singular, negative pronoun; pronoun, thing, singular; quantifier: negative existential

verb

• command against

proscribe
verbv
verb

• command against

veto
verb, nounv, n
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

Best Hypernyms For PROHIBITING

Here is a list of related hypernyms for prohibiting, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (9)
barring command controlling forbidding require restricting inhibiting preventing restraining

Alternatives for BANNING

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