| Main Entry: | forbid |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | outlaw, prohibit an action |
Synonyms: |
ban, block, cancel, censor, check, debar, declare illegal, deny, deprive, disallow, embargo, enjoin, exclude, forestall, forfend, freeze*, halt, hinder, hold up, impede, inhibit, interdict, lock up, nix, obstruct, obviate, oppose, preclude, prevent, proscribe, put the chill on, restrain, restrict, rule out, say no, shut down, shut out, spike*, stop, stymie*, taboo*, veto, withhold |
Antonyms: |
allow, approve, authorize, permit, sanction |
| Main Entry: | forbidden |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | outlawed, prohibited |
Synonyms: |
banned, closed, closed-down, closed-up, contraband, no-no, off limits, out of bounds, proscribed, refused, taboo*, verboten, vetoed |
Antonyms: |
allowed, approved, authorized, permitted, sanctioned |
| Main Entry: | bar |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | prohibit |
Synonyms: |
ban, boycott, circumvent, condemn, debar, deny, disallow, discountenance, discourage, eliminate, enjoin, except, exclude, exile, forbid, freeze out, frustrate, hinder, interdict, interfere, keep out, limit, obstruct, ostracize, outlaw, override, preclude, prevent, refuse, reject, restrain, rule out, segregate, shut out, stop, suspend |
Antonyms: |
advocate, allow, open, permit |
| Main Entry: | command |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | demand |
Synonyms: |
adjure, appoint, authorize, ban, bar, beckon, bid, call, call for, call on, call the signals, call upon, charge, check, cite, compel, debar, dictate, direct, enact, enjoin, exact, forbid, force upon, give directions, give orders, grant, impose, inflict, inhibit, instruct, interdict, lay down the law, mark out, oblige, ordain, order, ordinate, proclaim, prohibit, put foot down, require, requisition, restrain, rule out, send for, set, subpoena, summon, take charge, take lead, task, tell, warn |
| Notes: | an order is being told to do something with no specific guidelines, a command is being told to do something in a specific way, and a directive is being told to do something and getting this information through channels |
Antonyms: |
contradict, countermand, oppose, recall, reverse, revoke |
| Main Entry: | contraband |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | black-market; unlawful |
Synonyms: |
banned, bootleg, bootlegged, disapproved, excluded, forbidden, hot*, illegal, illicit, interdicted, prohibited, proscribed, shut out, smuggled, taboo, unauthorized, verboten |
Antonyms: |
allowed, lawful, legal, permitted |
| Main Entry: | deny |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | disagree, renounce, decline |
Synonyms: |
abjure, abnegate, ban, begrudge, call on, contradict, contravene, controvert, curb, disacknowledge, disallow, disavow, disbelieve, discard, disclaim, discredit, disown, disprove, doubt, enjoin from, eschew, exclude, forbid, forgo, forsake, gainsay, hold back, keep back, negate, negative, not buy, nullify, oppose, rebuff, rebut, recant, refuse, refute, reject, repudiate, restrain, revoke, sacrifice, say no to, spurn, taboo, take exception to, turn down, turn thumbs down, veto, withhold |
Antonyms: |
accede, acknowledge, admit, affirm, agree, allow, concede, confess, corroborate, go along, grant |
| Main Entry: | disallow |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | reject, prohibit |
Synonyms: |
abjure, cancel, censor, debar, deny, disacknowledge, disavow, disclaim, dismiss, disown, embargo, exclude, forbid, keep back, kill, nix, pass on, proscribe, put down, rebuff, refuse, repudiate, shut out, taboo*, veto, withhold, zing |
Antonyms: |
allow, permit |
| Main Entry: | frustrate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | thwart, disappoint |
Synonyms: |
annul, arrest, baffle, balk, bar, beat, block, cancel, check, circumvent, confront, conquer, counter, counteract, cramp, cramp one's style, crimp, dash, dash one's hope, defeat, depress, discourage, dishearten, foil, forbid, forestall, foul up, give the run around, halt, hang up, hinder, hold up, impede, inhibit, lick, negate, neutralize, nullify, obstruct, obviate, outwit, overcome, preclude, prevent, prohibit, render null and void, ruin, stump, stymie*, upset the applecart |
Antonyms: |
aid, assist, cooperate, encourage, facilitate, help, support |
| Main Entry: | illegal |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | against the law |
Synonyms: |
actionable, banned, black-market, bootleg, contraband, criminal, crooked, extralegal, felonious, forbidden, heavy*, hot*, illegitimate, illicit, interdicted, irregular, lawless, not approved, not legal, outlawed, outside the law, prohibited, proscribed, prosecutable, racket, shady, smuggled, sub rosa, taboo, unauthorized, unconstitutional, under the table, unlawful, unlicensed, unofficial, unwarrantable, unwarranted, verboten, violating, wildcat, wrongful |
Antonyms: |
allowed, authorized, ethical, good, lawful, legal, legitimate, moral, permissible, right |
| Main Entry: | inhibit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | restrict, prevent |
Synonyms: |
arrest, avert, bar, bit, bridle, check, constrain, cramp, curb, discourage, enjoin, faze, forbid, frustrate, hang up, hinder, hog-tie, hold back, hold down, hold in, impede, interdict, keep in, obstruct, outlaw, prohibit, put on brakes, repress, restrain, sandbag, stop, stymie, suppress, taboo*, ward, withhold |
Antonyms: |
aid, allow, approve, assist, free, help |