Synonyms for embargo
ɛmˈbɑr goʊem·bar·go

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1. embargo

   Synonyms:
   restraint, detention, prohibition, stoppage

   Antonyms:
   permit, permission, discharge, liberation, dismissal, conge

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1. embargo, trade embargo, trade stoppageverb

   a government order imposing a trade barrier

   Synonyms:
   trade stoppage, trade embargo

2. embargoverb

   ban the publication of (documents), as for security or copyright reasons

   "embargoed publications"

3. embargoverb

   prevent commerce

   "The U.S. embargoes Libya"

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1. embargonoun

   Synonyms:
   prohibition (of vessels to leave port)

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1. List of paraphrases for "embargo":

   blockade, embargoes, lock-up, ban, lock, locking, siege, blocking, seizure, prohibition, blockage

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1. Cuba Carter:

   [The embargo] doesn't hurt the Castro brothers, it just hurts the people of Cuba -- about 11 million of them -- who have had to suffer because of our own imposed economic sanctions.

2. Winnie Byanyima:

   Cuba needs to engage in the global economy and the embargo cuts them out, we are going to be calling for a lifting of that embargo and normalizing relations sooner rather than later.

3. Dmitry Peskov:

   We're not imposing any embargo, . These (restrictions) are introduced due to an increasing danger from various manifestations of extremism. Of course, additional control measures are taken. This is rather natural, especially taking into account the unpredictable actions of the Republic of Turkey.

4. Mike Rogers:

   White House press secretary Josh Earnest told reporters Friday at the daily press briefing. Mike Rogers, former chairman of the United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, weighed in late Friday afternoon. We should not underestimate what this means to our national security, a leading general in Iran just told the world that the United States of America is irrelevant and Russia welcomed him with open arms. Not only do Russia and Iran not fear us, they do not respect us. And that, is dangerous. According to two separate Western intelligence sources, Qassem Soleimani arrived in Moscow on Iran Air flight 5130 from Tehran on July 24, ten days after the nuclear agreement between Iran and six world powers was announced that included a provision to lift the arms embargo on Iran. Three days later, Secretary of State John Kerry testified about the Iran nuclear deal before the Senate Armed Services Committee, assuring Congress pressure would remain on Iran's shadowy general.

5. Andrzej Duda:

   Russia is blackmailing not only Germany, right now, Russia is blackmailing, in fact, the entire Europe, the fact that we're saying it is impossible to impose embargo on Russian gas, it is not possible to impose embargo on Russian oil right away.