Prohibit and Stop

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Prohibit

Prohibit verb - To order not to do or use or to be done or used.

Usage example: the city prohibits swimming in the lake after dark

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Stop is a synonym for prohibit in prevent topic. In some cases you can use "Stop" instead a verb "Prohibit", when it comes to topics like obstruction, bar, ban.

Nearby Words: prohibition, prohibitive, prohibiting, prohibitory

Stop

Stop verb - To bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end.

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Prohibit is a synonym for stop in bar topic. Sometimes you can use "Prohibit" instead a verb "Stop", if it concerns topics such as ban.

Nearby Words: stopped, stopper, stopping, stopover

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anyone	prohibit anyone	stop anyone
players	prohibit players	stop players
attempts	prohibit attempts	stop attempts

Both words in one sentence

Many of the worst fires were that bad because environmental groups got their science wrong and sued to stop/prohibit thinning.

Source: Kill It with Fire
The Ten Commandments prohibit murder, yet that didn't stop Sally from murdering her husband.

Source: Series / Scandal
If there isn't a rule change to prohibit it, other teams will often copy it or develop defenses to stop it.

Source: Outside-the-Box Tactic

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Stop and Prohibit. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/prohibit/stop

Prohibit & Stop. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/prohibit/stop>.

Stop or Prohibit. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/prohibit/stop.

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