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- [proh-hib-it]
- /proʊˈhɪb ɪt/
- /prəˈhɪb.ɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [proh-hib-it]
- /proʊˈhɪb ɪt/
Definitions of prohibited word
- verb with object prohibited to forbid (an action, activity, etc.) by authority or law: Smoking is prohibited here. 1
- verb with object prohibited to forbid the action of (a person). 1
- verb with object prohibited to prevent; hinder. 1
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Origin of prohibited
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English < Latin prohibitus past participle of prohibēre to hold before, hold back, hinder, forbid, equivalent to pro- pro-1 + -hibēre, combining form of habēre to have, hold; see habit1
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Parts of speech for Prohibited
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
prohibited popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
prohibited usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for prohibited
adj prohibited
- beyond the pale — If you think that someone's actions or behaviour are not acceptable, you can say that they are beyond the pale.
- black-market — to black-marketeer.
- bootlegged — made, sold, or transported unlawfully.
- contraband — Contraband refers to goods that are taken into or out of a country illegally.
- illegal — forbidden by law or statute.
adjective prohibited
- banned — to prohibit, forbid, or bar; interdict: to ban nuclear weapons; The dictator banned all newspapers and books that criticized his regime.
- disallowed — Forbidden.
- disqualified — Simple past tense and past participle of disqualify.
- extralegal — (of an action or situation) beyond the authority of the law; not regulated by the law.
- forbidden — a past participle of forbid.
verb prohibited
- corked — (of a wine) tainted through having a cork containing excess tannin
- disenabled — Simple past tense and past participle of disenable.
- disestablished — Simple past tense and past participle of disestablish.
- disfranchised — Simple past tense and past participle of disfranchise.
- embargoed — Simple past tense and past participle of embargo.
Antonyms for prohibited
adj prohibited
- allowable — If people decide that something is allowable, they let it happen without trying to stop it.
- card-carrying — A card-carrying member of a particular group or political party is an official member of that group or party, rather than someone who supports it.
- condign — (esp of a punishment) fitting; deserved
- condonable — to disregard or overlook (something illegal, objectionable, or the like): The government condoned the computer hacking among rival corporations.
- lawful — allowed or permitted by law; not contrary to law: a lawful enterprise.
adjective prohibited
- allowed — to let have; give as one's share; grant as one's right: to allow a person $100 for expenses.
- jural — pertaining to law; legal.
- juridical — of or relating to the administration of justice.
- justifiable — capable of being justified; that can be shown to be or can be defended as being just, right, or warranted; defensible: justifiable homicide.
- warrantable — capable of being warranted.
verb prohibited
- chartered — Chartered is used to indicate that someone, such as an accountant or a surveyor, has formally qualified in their profession.
- commissioned — the act of committing or entrusting a person, group, etc., with supervisory power or authority.
- dispatched — to send off or away with speed, as a messenger, telegram, body of troops, etc.
- facilitated — to make easier or less difficult; help forward (an action, a process, etc.): Careful planning facilitates any kind of work.
- incited — Simple past tense and past participle of incite.
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