Thesaurus:prohibit

Thesaurus

prohibit

English

Verb

Sense: to forbid, disallow, or proscribe

Synonyms

• prohibit
• ban
• banish
• bar
• criminalize
• debar
• disallow
• enjoin
• estop
• forbid
• foresnaffle
• interdict
• outlaw
• proscribe
• taboo
• veto
• forfend

Antonyms

• admit
• allow
• approve    [⇒ thesaurus]
• authorize
• consent
• let
• permit
• ratify
• sanction    [⇒ thesaurus]
• suffer    [⇒ thesaurus]
• tolerate    [⇒ thesaurus]
• warrant

Hyponyms

• shut out    [⇒ thesaurus]

See also

• Thesaurus:sanction (noun)

Further reading

• “761. prohibition” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “prohibit” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.