Embargo and Granting

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Embargo noun - An order that something not be done or used.

Usage example: there's a standing embargo against the use of foul language in this house

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Granting is an antonym for embargo.

Nearby Words: embargoed, embargoing

Granting noun - The approval by someone in authority for the doing of something.

Usage example: your granting of an interview for this job opening will be much appreciated

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Embargo is an antonym for granting.

Nearby Words: grant, granted, grantor

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