Definition for Embargo:

• A prohibition of ships to leave port: a stoppage of trade for a short time by authority:- pl. EMBARGOES.

Synonyms for Embargo:

• n.

  •
  • restraint,
  • export,
  • impediment.
  •
  • suppress,
  • gag,
  • spike.
  •ban (noun)
  • no no,
  • re-strictions,
  • re-striction,
  • nono's,
  • a thou shalt nots,
  • out bounds,
  • a thou-shalt-nots,
  • out bound,
  • a thou shalt not,
  • off limit,
  • out of bound,
  • nonos,
  • no nos,
  • re strictions,
  • re striction,
  • nono,
  • donts,
  • no no's.
  •communication (noun)
  • trade stoppage,
  • embargo,
  • trade embargo.
  •exclusion (noun)
  • lockout,
  • debarment,
  • relegation,
  • Nonadmission,
  • keeping out,
  • relegations,
  • lockouts,
  • coventry.
  •forbiddance (noun)
  • proscribings,
  • out lawings,
  • outlawings,
  • out-lawings.
  •prohibition (noun)
  • prohibitions.
  •prohibition, restriction (noun)
  • blockage,
  • hindrance,
  • interdict,
  • barrier,
  • stoppage,
  • bar,
  • check.
  •refusal (noun)
  • forbiddance.
  •restraint (noun)
  • straitjacket,
  • pinions,
  • straitjackets,
  • pinion.
  •veto (noun)
  • non consents,
  • non-consents,
  • nonconsents,
  • non consent.

• v.

  •boycott (verb)
  • holds aloof from,
  • re fused,
  • re fuses,
  • passes up,
  • withholds patronage,
  • re fuse,
  • withholding patronage,
  • passing up,
  • holding aloof from,
  • re-fuse,
  • iced out,
  • re fusing,
  • re-fused,
  • re-fusing,
  • re-fuses,
  • withheld patronage,
  • ices out,
  • held aloof from,
  • icing out.
  •disallow (verb)
  • dis allows,
  • with holds,
  • dis-allows,
  • dis acknowledges,
  • dis-allowed,
  • dis missed,
  • dis allowed,
  • de bar,
  • dis claims,
  • dis missing,
  • dis owning,
  • with holding,
  • dis allowing,
  • dis allow,
  • dis claimed,
  • dis-avow,
  • de-bar,
  • dis-avowing,
  • de barred,
  • re buffed,
  • dis-missing,
  • re-buffed,
  • re buffs,
  • de-bars,
  • de-barred,
  • dis avow,
  • nixed,
  • dis-missed,
  • dis-owned,
  • de bars,
  • zinged,
  • with-hold,
  • with hold,
  • dis claiming,
  • dis-claiming,
  • dis-allow,
  • re-buffs,
  • dis acknowledging,
  • dis avows,
  • dis claim,
  • re buff,
  • with held,
  • dis-acknowledging,
  • dis acknowledged,
  • dis-acknowledged,
  • dis owned,
  • dis-allowing,
  • dis-claims,
  • re-buffing,
  • dis-claim,
  • dis avowed,
  • dis-owning,
  • dis-avowed,
  • with-held,
  • dis-avows,
  • dis-acknowledges,
  • with-holds,
  • dis-acknowledge,
  • dis-claimed,
  • re buffing,
  • dis avowing,
  • dis acknowledge.
  •exclude (verb)
  • leaved out,
  • sidelining,
  • re-move,
  • locked out,
  • inter dict,
  • re move,
  • ex-cept,
  • re-moving,
  • shutting door on,
  • drove out,
  • inter-dict,
  • pre venting,
  • pre-venting,
  • pre-vent,
  • pre-vents,
  • locking out,
  • refuses admittance,
  • re moved,
  • shutting the door on,
  • re-moves,
  • shuts the door on,
  • forced out,
  • shuts door on,
  • locks out,
  • re moving,
  • refusing admittance,
  • ex cept,
  • shut door on,
  • pre-vented,
  • drave out,
  • sets aside,
  • pre vent,
  • pre vents,
  • refused admittance.
  •forbid (verb)
  • fore stalls,
  • re strain,
  • fore stalled,
  • forfended,
  • putting the chill on,
  • fore-stalling,
  • fore-stalled,
  • declared illegal,
  • re strains,
  • declaring illegal,
  • re-strain,
  • said no,
  • re strained,
  • declares illegal,
  • puts the chill on,
  • re strict,
  • fore-stalls,
  • saying no,
  • re straining,
  • fore stalling,
  • fore-stall,
  • re-straining,
  • re-strained,
  • forfends,
  • forfending,
  • re-strict,
  • putting chill on,
  • puts chill on,
  • re-strains,
  • fore stall.
  •outlaw (verb)
  • illegalizes,
  • out lawing,
  • out-lawed,
  • Illegalizing,
  • out-lawing,
  • Illegalized,
  • out lawed.
  •proscribe (verb)
  • ex-patriate,
  • ex-communicated,
  • ex communicating,
  • pro scribes,
  • de ported,
  • pro scribe,
  • ex-patriating,
  • ex patriated,
  • ex-communicates,
  • de-ported,
  • ex communicated,
  • ex-patriates,
  • ex-communicate,
  • ex patriates,
  • pro-scribed,
  • pro-scribes,
  • ex patriate,
  • ex-patriated,
  • pro scribing,
  • pro scribed,
  • pro-scribe,
  • de-porting,
  • ex communicate,
  • ex-communicating,
  • pro-scribing,
  • ex communicates,
  • ex patriating,
  • de porting.
  •seclude (verb)
  • re tiring,
  • with-drawing,
  • with-drew,
  • with-drawn,
  • re tires,
  • re-tire,
  • re tire,
  • with drew,
  • with-draw,
  • re tired,
  • with drawn,
  • re-tiring,
  • with drawing,
  • with draws,
  • with draw.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • trade surplus,
  • most-favored-nation,
  • gatt,
  • tied aid,
  • exporter,
  • the ICC,
  • importation,
  • the WTO,
  • fair trade,
  • the OECD,
  • trade gap,
  • importer,
  • Reimport,
  • blockade,
  • terms of trade,
  • balance of trade,
  • trade deficit,
  • common market,
  • the World Trade Organization,
  • balance of payments,
  • trade agreement,
  • free trade.
  •
  • introduce,
  • open-door policy.
  •
  • undeclared,
  • import,
  • introduction.
  •exclude
  • leave out,
  • refuse admittance,
  • drive out,
  • ward off,
  • leaving out,
  • kept out,
  • keeps out,
  • driving out,
  • occlude,
  • forces out,
  • lock out,
  • drives out,
  • leaves out,
  • except,
  • forcing out,
  • setting aside,
  • force out,
  • sideline,
  • shut the door on,
  • sidelined,
  • left out.
  •seclude
  • quarantine,
  • Cloistering,
  • Closeting,
  • blockading,
  • closeted,
  • blockaded,
  • sequestrate.

Paraphrases for Embargo:

• Reverse Entailment

  • Adjective
    Embargoed.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    ban.
  • Proper noun, singular
    ban, bans.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    blockage, boycott, closure, sequestration, blackout, ban, curfew, moratorium, blockading, freezing.
  • Verb, past tense
    prohibited, said, stated, Did.
  • Verb, past participle
    Provided, lifted, seized, done.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    Does.

• Other Related

  • Proper noun, singular
    blockade.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    blockade.

Antonyms for Embargo:

• n.

  • prohibition, restriction
    help, aid, assistance.
  • Other antonyms:
    toleration, imprimatur, blessing, support, approval, prescription, compliance, submission, letting, promotion, endorsement, enabling, facilitation, agreement, obedience, acquiescence, encouragement, approbation, sanctioning, accession, tolerance, assent.

Embargo Sentence Examples:

• At the request of the Mexican Government, we have since lifted the embargo on shipment of arms altogether.

• Could we hope to make an American literary language without dependence on English literature, a protective tariff on home - made writing, or an embargo against books more than a year old, or imported from across the Atlantic, would be worth trying; but the attempts so far are not encouraging.

Homophones for Embargo:

• emberiza, empiric, empress, embarrass, enforce, embark, embrace.

Hyponym for Embargo:

• n.

  • communication
    import barrier, trade barrier.

• v.

  • social
    censor, block, halt, kibosh, stop, ban.