Embargo and Leave

Embargo

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

Leave is an antonym for embargo.

Nearby Words: embargoed, embargoing

Leave

Leave noun - The approval by someone in authority for the doing of something.
Usage example: the editor gave the reporters leave to follow up on their initial investigation of the senator's fund-raising practices

Embargo is an antonym for leave.

Nearby Words: leaving, leaven, leaved, leaver

How words are described

short short embargo short leave
complete complete embargo complete leave
effective effective embargo effective leave
sudden sudden embargo sudden leave
Other adjectives: online.

Common collocations

japan embargo japan leave japan
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