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
Objection and embargo are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Objection" instead a noun "Embargo".
Nearby Words: embargoed, embargoing
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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His objection wasn't to the threat, but that she didn't mention that the reporter was to be stripped naked before being spaced, in order to save his clothes for use on a station that's short on supplies due to a trade embargo.
Source: Thrown Out the Airlock
Cite this Source
Objection and Embargo. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/embargo/objection
Embargo & Objection. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/embargo/objection>.
Objection or Embargo. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/embargo/objection.
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