prohibition - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof)

Synonyms

• forbiddance
• inhibition
• prohibition

More generic

• action

Noun

a law forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages

Synonyms

• prohibition

More generic

• law

Noun

a decree that prohibits something

Synonyms

• ban
• prohibition
• proscription

More generic

• decree
• edict
• fiat
• order
• rescript

More specific

• banning-order
• cease and desist order
• enjoining
• enjoinment
• injunction
• interdict
• interdiction

Noun

refusal to approve or assent to

Synonyms

• prohibition

More generic

• refusal

More specific

• ban
• banning
• forbiddance
• forbidding
• interdiction

Noun

the period from 1920 to 1933 when the sale of alcoholic beverages was prohibited in the United States by a constitutional amendment

Synonyms

• prohibition
• prohibition era

More generic

• period
• period of time
• time period

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