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Forbiddance

The act of forbidding; prohibition; command or edict against a thing.

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Action 76% connected

A process or condition of acting or moving, as opposed to rest; the doing of something; exertion of power or force, as when one body acts on another;…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Prohibition 76% connected

The act of prohibiting; a declaration or injunction forbidding some action; interdict.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Prohibit 74% connected

To forbid by authority; to interdict; as, God prohibited Adam from eating of the fruit of a certain tree; we prohibit a person from doing a thing, an…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Prohibit 74% connected

To forbid by authority; to interdict; as, God prohibited Adam from eating of the fruit of a certain tree; we prohibit a person from doing a thing, an…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Veto 74% connected

An authoritative prohibition or negative; a forbidding; an interdiction.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Veto 74% connected

An authoritative prohibition or negative; a forbidding; an interdiction.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 5

Ban 92% connected

A public proclamation or edict; a public order or notice, mandatory or prohibitory; a summons by public proclamation.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Banning 92% connected

of Ban

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Forbidding 92% connected

of Forbid

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Inhibition 92% connected

The act of inhibiting, or the state of being inhibited; restraint; prohibition; embargo.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Prohibition 92% connected

The act of prohibiting; a declaration or injunction forbidding some action; interdict.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

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