Synonyms for prohibition
ˌproʊ əˈbɪʃ ənpro·hi·bi·tion

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1. prohibitionnoun

   Antonyms:
   permission

2. prohibitionnoun

   any of several periods during which the manufacture, transportation, import, export, and sale of alcoholic beverages were restricted or illegal

   Antonyms:
   permission

3. prohibitionnoun

   Antonyms:
   permission

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1. prohibition

   A bar is something that is or may be firmly fixed, ordinarily with intent to prevent entrance or egress; as, the bars of a prison cell; the bars of a wood-lot. A barrier obstructs, but is not necessarily impassable. Barrier is used of objects more extensive than those to which bar is ordinarily applied. A mountain range may be a barrier to exploration; but a mass of sand across the entrance to a harbor is called a bar. Discovered falsehood is a bar to confidence. Barricade has become practically a technical name for an improvised street fortification, and, unless in some way modified, is usually so understood. A parapet is a low or breast-high wall, as about the edge of a roof, terrace, etc., especially, in military use, such a wall for the protection of troops; a rampart is the embankment surrounding a fort, on which the parapet is raised; the word rampart is often used as including the parapet. Bulwark is a general word for any defensive wall or rampart; its only technical use at present is in nautical language, where it signifies the raised side of a ship above the upper deck, topped by the rail. Compare BOUNDARY; IMPEDIMENT.

   Synonyms:
   bar, barricade, barrier, breastwork, bulwark, hindrance, obstacle, obstruction, parapet, rampart, restraint, restriction

   Antonyms:
   admittance, entrance, opening, passage, road, thoroughfare, transit, way

   Preposition:
   A barrier to progress, against invasion; a barrier between nations.

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1. prohibition

   Synonyms:
   interdiction, inhibition, interdict, embargo, disallowance

   Antonyms:
   allowance, permission

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1. prohibitionnoun

   a law forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages

   "in 1920 the 18th amendment to the Constitution established prohibition in the US"

   Synonyms:
   ban, forbiddance, proscription, inhibition, prohibition era

2. prohibition, ban, proscriptionnoun

   a decree that prohibits something

   Synonyms:
   forbidding, inhibition, forbiddance, ban, banning, prohibition era, proscription, banishment

3. prohibition, prohibition eranoun

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

   Synonyms:
   ban, forbiddance, proscription, inhibition, prohibition era

4. prohibitionnoun

   refusal to approve or assent to

   Synonyms:
   ban, forbiddance, proscription, inhibition, prohibition era

5. prohibition, inhibition, forbiddancenoun

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

   "they were restrained by a prohibition in their charter"; "a medical inhibition of alcoholic beverages"; "he ignored his parents' forbiddance"

   Synonyms:
   forbidding, inhibition, forbiddance, ban, banning, prohibition era, proscription, suppression

Matched Categories

1. • Action
   • Decree
   • Law
   • Refusal

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1. prohibitionnoun

   Synonyms:
   interdiction, interdict, inhibition, disallowance, embargo

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1. List of paraphrases for "prohibition":

   ban, banning, prohibiting, prohibit, prohibitions, interdiction, prohibited, proscription, 'interdiction, bans, nuclear-test-ban, prohibits, banned, embargo, outlawing

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1. Prohibition

   Synonyms:
   The Noble Experiment

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1. Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton:

   If a public institution of higher education placed a prohibition on handguns in the institution's campus residential facilities, it would effectively prohibit license holders in those facilities from carrying concealed handguns on campus, in violation of the express terms of (the law).

2. Cristina Diaz:

   This is a medical emergency, nonetheless, I'm not trying to end the Mexican state's prohibition (of marijuana).

3. Nils Melzer:

   My most urgent concern is that, in the United States, Mr. Assange would be exposed to a real risk of serious violations of his human rights, including his freedom of expression, his right to a fair trial and the prohibition of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.

4. State John Kerry:

   Clearly, the social media has placed a whole new burden and a whole new set of questions, but not impossible ones to resolve, and I think we need to look at this very, very carefully -- which is what we're doing -- before we jump to any wholesale prohibition without understanding what the implications may be.

5. Andy Berry:

   Beyond Burger have meatless products on the market that could be difficult for people to distinguish from actual meat. However, Americans are eating more meat than they have in more than a decade. The average American meat-eater is set to devour nearly 221.5 pounds of meat this year alone, according to the USDA. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Bill Pigott, a Republican Mississippi state representative and a member of the Cattlemens Association, said Bill Pigott aim in writing Mississippis version of the law was to make sure it was clear consumers knew what theyre buying. This was asked for by the cattle producers in Mississippi to clarify labeling laws, Bill Pigott said. [ Its ] not to stop any sale of any products, just allowing the consumer to know what theyre actually consuming. Bill Pigott said there was nothing wrong with Bill Pigott sponsoring the law -- though Bill Pigott is still a member of the Mississippi Cattlemens Association, Bill Pigott has retired from cattle production and would not personally benefit from the law.In a search of public records, Fox could not find any lobbying efforts or financial ties between Bill Pigott and Cattlemens Association. The Institute for Justice said consumers are savvy enough to understand what The Institute for Justice clients labels clearly state. Customers understand that 100percent vegan, means 100 percent vegan, attorney Justin Pearson said. The Institute for Justice not the governments job to sway consumers one way or the other. Customers get to decide what food they want to eat. Uptons Naturals said Uptons Naturals wasnt clear how much Uptons Naturals would cost the company to re-package Uptons Naturals products if the meat labeling prohibition is upheld in Mississippi. Uptons Naturals would have to consider Uptons Naturals options. Cattlemens Association said the right to choose would still be alive and well for consumers, but appropriate labels would make things much clearer. Cattlemens Association doesnt ban anybody from selling anything theyre selling now.