Synonyms for Prohibit:

• n.

  •
  • stop,
  • squash,
  • avoid,
  • halt,
  • get in the way of something,
  • knock something on the head.
  •
  • impede,
  • decline,
  • hinder,
  • not brook something.
  •disallow (noun)
  • disallow.
  •prohibit (noun)
  • veto.

• v.

  •ban (verb)
  • close down,
  • exclude,
  • bar,
  • close up,
  • pass by,
  • curse,
  • banish,
  • pass up,
  • declare illegal,
  • ice out,
  • illegalize,
  • blackball.
  •ban; refrain from using (verb)
  • boycott.
  •be unfit for; be ineligible (verb)
  • disqualify.
  •boycott (verb)
  • refuse,
  • spurn,
  • embargo,
  • reject,
  • cut off,
  • snub,
  • blacklist,
  • brush off,
  • hold aloof from,
  • withhold patronage,
  • strike,
  • ostracize.
  •check, inhibit from action (verb)
  • deter.
  •demand (verb)
  • command.
  •deter (verb)
  • put a damper on,
  • dampen,
  • Disadvise,
  • act like a wet blanket,
  • dissuade,
  • cool,
  • turn off,
  • intimidate,
  • obviate,
  • caution,
  • chill,
  • frighten,
  • daunt,
  • forestall,
  • talk out of,
  • damp,
  • put off,
  • divert,
  • scare.
  •disqualify (verb)
  • suspend,
  • eighty-six,
  • not make the cut,
  • disfranchise,
  • bate,
  • unfit,
  • except,
  • disenable,
  • disable,
  • paralyze,
  • weaken,
  • incapacitate,
  • Disentitle,
  • impair.
  •enjoin (verb)
  • place injunction on,
  • deny,
  • taboo.
  •exclude (verb)
  • oust,
  • deport,
  • ignore,
  • leave out,
  • eject,
  • put out,
  • sideline,
  • drive out,
  • repudiate,
  • expel,
  • evict,
  • shut the door on,
  • bounce,
  • close out,
  • amputate,
  • relegate,
  • eliminate,
  • refuse admittance,
  • keep out,
  • eradicate,
  • expatriate,
  • force out,
  • ward off,
  • disbar,
  • occlude,
  • proscribe,
  • ban,
  • exile,
  • count out,
  • Estop,
  • remove,
  • forbid,
  • renounce,
  • get rid of,
  • extradite,
  • excommunicate,
  • pass over,
  • lock out,
  • excise.
  •exclude, reject (verb)
  • rule out.
  •forbid (verb)
  • enjoin.
  •frustrate (verb)
  • overcome,
  • crimp,
  • depress,
  • arrest,
  • foil,
  • conquer,
  • dishearten,
  • baffle,
  • render null and void,
  • beat,
  • foul up,
  • stump,
  • dash,
  • balk,
  • dash one's hope,
  • outwit,
  • give the run around,
  • ruin,
  • counter,
  • neutralize,
  • confront,
  • cramp one's style,
  • circumvent,
  • upset the applecart,
  • counteract,
  • cramp,
  • lick.
  •hinder (verb)
  • got the way,
  • gat in the way,
  • hog tie,
  • gat the way,
  • get way,
  • de laying,
  • gat way,
  • gotten the way,
  • snafuing,
  • gotten in way,
  • gat in way,
  • de lay,
  • get the way,
  • getting the way,
  • de-laying,
  • got way,
  • getting way,
  • inter-fere,
  • gets in the way,
  • gets the way,
  • de-lays,
  • de-lay,
  • inter fere,
  • gotten in the way,
  • boxed in,
  • got in way,
  • got in the way,
  • gotten way,
  • inter feres,
  • inter-feres,
  • boxing in,
  • gets in way,
  • de lays,
  • gets way,
  • getting in the way,
  • get in way,
  • getting in way.
  •inhibit (verb)
  • re presses,
  • inhibits,
  • kept in,
  • hold in,
  • keeping in,
  • re pressed,
  • with-hold,
  • held down,
  • holding down,
  • re-presses,
  • keeps in,
  • put brakes,
  • with holding,
  • with holds,
  • put on brakes,
  • sandbags,
  • sandbagged,
  • with-held,
  • re pressing,
  • puts brakes,
  • sandbag,
  • with-holds,
  • putting brakes,
  • re press,
  • with held,
  • Bitted,
  • Bitting,
  • held in,
  • hold down,
  • keep in,
  • holds down,
  • puts on brakes,
  • sandbagging,
  • holding in,
  • re-pressing,
  • with hold,
  • putting on brakes,
  • holds in.
  •inhibit; make impossible (verb)
  • preclude.
  •interdict (verb)
  • inter-dict,
  • inter dict.
  •keep from happening or continuing (verb)
  • prevent.
  •kill (verb)
  • re-canting,
  • de adens,
  • de-aden,
  • re canted,
  • de aden,
  • de-adens,
  • re canting,
  • re-canted.
  •make impossible; stop (verb)
  • stymie,
  • freeze,
  • spike.
  •omit (verb)
  • over look,
  • over passes,
  • over pass,
  • over-looking,
  • by pass,
  • casting aside,
  • overpast,
  • missed out,
  • xouts,
  • blinked at,
  • x outs,
  • lets go,
  • x outed,
  • casts aside,
  • over passed,
  • dis-missing,
  • dis carded,
  • over-look,
  • dis-carding,
  • by passing,
  • dis-regard,
  • dis regards,
  • leave undone,
  • dis carding,
  • lets slide,
  • x-outing,
  • dis-regarding,
  • missing out,
  • blink at,
  • over-passing,
  • dis regarded,
  • x-outed,
  • dis-card,
  • leaves undone,
  • by passes,
  • blinks at,
  • dis cards,
  • By-pass,
  • by-passed,
  • dis card,
  • x-outs,
  • over looks,
  • Overpassing,
  • letting slide,
  • over-passed,
  • dis missed,
  • xouting,
  • let slide,
  • dis-carded,
  • dis missing,
  • over-pass,
  • letting go,
  • over looked,
  • dis regard,
  • leaving undone,
  • by-passes,
  • dis regarding,
  • leaved undone,
  • blinking at,
  • xout,
  • xouted,
  • dis-regards,
  • dis-cards,
  • cast aside,
  • Overpassed,
  • left undone,
  • letted slide,
  • over-passes,
  • dis-missed,
  • x outing,
  • misses out,
  • dis-regarded,
  • letted go,
  • miss out,
  • over-looks,
  • by-passing,
  • by passed,
  • over passing.
  •preclude (verb)
  • dis-continues,
  • dis continuing,
  • dis-continued,
  • makes impracticable,
  • puts stop to,
  • make impracticable,
  • dis-continue,
  • dis continued,
  • put a stop to,
  • dis continues,
  • dis-continuing,
  • dis continue,
  • puts a stop to,
  • put stop to,
  • putting stop to,
  • putting a stop to,
  • made impracticable,
  • making impracticable.
  •prevent (verb)
  • pre vent,
  • pre-venting,
  • defended against,
  • nip bud,
  • turns aside,
  • defend against,
  • keeps lid on,
  • corked,
  • pre-vent,
  • inter-cept,
  • turned aside,
  • turn aside,
  • holds off,
  • keep lid on,
  • pre vents,
  • corking,
  • pre vented,
  • pre venting,
  • keeping lid on,
  • Preventing,
  • defending against,
  • inter cept,
  • pre-vented,
  • pre-vents,
  • kept lid on,
  • turning aside,
  • defends against,
  • heads off,
  • nip in bud,
  • nip the bud.
  •proscribe (verb)
  • ex-patriates,
  • ex patriate,
  • de porting,
  • de ported,
  • pro scribes,
  • pro scribed,
  • pro-scribes,
  • pro scribing,
  • ex-patriating,
  • ex communicating,
  • pro-scribe,
  • ex-patriate,
  • ex communicated,
  • ex patriating,
  • pro-scribed,
  • de-ported,
  • ex-communicated,
  • ex-communicate,
  • ex-patriated,
  • pro-scribing,
  • ex patriated,
  • ex-communicating,
  • de-porting,
  • ex patriates,
  • ex communicates,
  • ex communicate,
  • Dooming,
  • ex-communicates,
  • pro scribe.
  •rule out (verb)
  • not considers.
  •thwart, disappoint (verb)
  • frustrate.
  •veto (verb)
  • dis-countenancing,
  • de clines,
  • thumbsing down,
  • give thumbs down,
  • not go for,
  • dis approved,
  • dis-approves,
  • de-clines,
  • dis approving,
  • dis-countenance,
  • giving thumbs down,
  • dis-countenanced,
  • dis-approved,
  • dis-approve,
  • dis countenance,
  • dis countenanced,
  • passes on,
  • dis countenancing,
  • thumbsed down,
  • dis approve,
  • dis countenances,
  • shooting down,
  • de-cline,
  • passed on,
  • gives thumbs down,
  • dis-approving,
  • de cline,
  • shot down,
  • passing on,
  • dis-countenances,
  • thumbses down,
  • gave thumbs down,
  • dis approves,
  • shoots down.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • strike off,
  • hold off,
  • insure against,
  • discourage,
  • avert,
  • throw out,
  • obstruct,
  • clamp down,
  • block off,
  • stave off,
  • turn away,
  • reprieve,
  • guard against,
  • omit.
  •
  • preempt,
  • defeat,
  • head off,
  • keep from.
  •
  • cancel.
  •
  • cut out.
  •
  • fight.
  •
  • withdraw.
  •
  • upset.
  •
  • check.
  •command
  • give directions,
  • take lead,
  • give orders,
  • called on,
  • forced upon,
  • called upon,
  • Enacting,
  • calls upon,
  • lay down the law,
  • sent for,
  • mark out,
  • send for,
  • requisitioned,
  • call the signals,
  • put foot down,
  • ordinate,
  • taking charge,
  • call on,
  • calling on,
  • call upon,
  • ordinating,
  • force upon,
  • marking out,
  • take charge,
  • ordinates.
  •destroy
  • interdict.
  •exclude
  • left out,
  • forcing out,
  • driving out,
  • forces out,
  • keeping out,
  • kept out,
  • leaves out,
  • drives out,
  • keeps out,
  • leaving out,
  • sidelined.
  •hinder
  • snafued,
  • hinders,
  • bottlenecked,
  • hogtie,
  • box in,
  • bottlenecking,
  • boxes in,
  • get in the way.
  •kill
  • kill,
  • Negatived,
  • Negativing,
  • Scotching,
  • Killed,
  • Scotched,
  • scotches,
  • killing.
  •prohibit
  • put down,
  • nix,
  • restrain,
  • block,
  • shut out,
  • hamper,
  • restrict,
  • bottle up,
  • put chill on,
  • cork,
  • bring to screeching halt,
  • throw cold water on,
  • outlaw,
  • constrain,
  • put a lock on,
  • hang up,
  • put a stopper in,
  • tie up,
  • hold up,
  • Forfend,
  • gridlock,
  • jam up,
  • debar,
  • put half nelson on,
  • inhibit,
  • lock up,
  • zing.
  •rule out
  • not considering,
  • not consider,
  • not considered.
  •stave
  • stave.

Paraphrases for Prohibit:

• Equivalence

  • Preposition or subordinating conjunction
    ban.
  • Adjective
    forbid.
  • Proper noun, singular
    prohibits, prohibited, Prohibiting, ban, bans, forbidden, banned.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    Prohibiting, ban.
  • Adverb
    forbid, Prohibiting.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    forbid, proscribe, ban.
  • Verb, base form
    forbid, proscribe, ban.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Proper noun, singular
    prohibition, prohibitions.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    prohibition.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    interdict, restricted.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    are, exclude, inhibit, restrict, obstruct, stop.
  • Verb, base form
    ground, preclude, interdict, banish, exclude, inhibit, restrict, impede, disqualify, abolish, restrain, deprive, permit, hinder, enjoin, curb, obstruct, repress, halt, stop, hamper, criminalize.

• Other Related

  • Verb, base form
    prohibition.

Antonyms for Prohibit:

• v.

  • abolish
    legalize, establish, enact, institute, uphold, promote, support, continue, ratify, confirm.
  • boycott
    use, buy, encourage.
  • command
    recall, oppose, contradict, countermand, reverse, revoke.
  • deter
    urge, stimulate, instigate, persuade, turn on, put on to.
  • disqualify
    qualify, capacitate, fit, be eligible.
  • exclude
    take on, add, admit, welcome, incorporate, include, accept.
  • frustrate
    facilitate, help, cooperate, aid, assist.
  • make impossible; stop
    free, forward, advance, approve, let go, release.
  • prohibit
    permit, allow, favor, push.
  • Other antonyms:
    repair, endure, further, abet, license, command, introduce, abide, warrant, bid, revive, restore, enjoin, bear, set up, renew, sustain, require, direct, reinstate, cherish, sanction, brook, put up with, empower, endorse, order.