Roget's Thesaurus

#761. Prohibition

Nouns

prohibition, inhibition; veto, disallowance; interdict, interdiction; injunction, estoppel [Law]; embargo, ban, taboo, proscription; index expurgatorius [Lat.]; restriction etc. (restraint) 751; hindrance etc. 706; forbidden fruit; Maine law [U.S.].

Verbs

prohibit, inhibit; forbid, put one's veto upon, disallow, enjoin, ban, outlaw, taboo, proscribe, estop [Law]; bar; debar etc. (hinder) 706, forefend. keep in, keep within bounds; restrain etc. 751; cohibit, withhold, limit, circumscribe, clip the wings of, restrict; interdict, taboo; put under an interdiction, place under an interdiction; put under the ban, place under the ban; proscribe; exclude, shut out; shut the door, bolt the door, show the door; warn off; dash the cup from one's lips; forbid the banns.

Adjectives

prohibitive, prohibitory; proscriptive; restrictive, exclusive; forbidding etc. v.. prohibited etc. v.; not permitted etc. 760; unlicensed, contraband, impermissible, under the ban of; illegal etc. 964; unauthorized, not to be thought of, uncountenanced, unthinkable, beyond the pale.

Adverbs

on no account etc. (no) 536.

Interjections

forbid it heaven!, etc. (deprecation) 766. hands off!, keep off!, hold!, stop!, desist!, cease and desist!, avast!

Phrases

that will never do; don't you dare; forget it; don't even think about doing it; go ahead; make my day [Iron.] [Dirty Harry].