Prohibition
Prohibition noun - An order that something not be done or used.
Usage example: the school issued a prohibition against wearing clothing with obscene and provocative slogans
Restriction is a synonym for prohibition in ban topic. In some cases you can use "Restriction" instead a noun "Prohibition".
Restriction
Restriction noun - Something that limits one's freedom of action or choice.
Usage example: the logging company decided to relocate to another state where there would be fewer restrictions on its operations
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- check and prohibition
- check and restriction
- control and prohibition
- control and restriction
- obstruction and prohibition
- obstruction and restriction
- limitation and prohibition
- limitation and restriction
- impediment and prohibition
- impediment and restriction
- hindrance and prohibition
- hindrance and restriction
- bar and prohibition
- bar and restriction
How words are described
| similar | similar prohibition | similar restriction |
| specific | specific prohibition | specific restriction |
| total | total prohibition | total restriction |
| strict | strict prohibition | strict restriction |
| Other adjectives: archaic, religious, well-known, official, last, self-imposed. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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The Prohibition Party was founded in 1869 to call for the restriction and prohibition of alcoholic substances.
Cite this Source
Restriction and Prohibition. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/prohibition/restriction
Prohibition & Restriction. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/prohibition/restriction>.
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