FORBIDDANCES Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

forbiddances

noun

plural of forbiddance

as in prohibitions

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Noun

These young people have defied prohibitions on protest, breached draconian security clampdowns, and endured detentions to relentlessly question the government’s authority.

— Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2026
In 2011, former President Barack Obama signed a law removing wolves in the Northern Rocky Mountains from the endangered species list, a change that removed federal prohibitions on killing or harassing them in that region.

— Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of prohibitions

Noun

Agriculture accounts for around 72% of the world’s freshwater withdrawals, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization.

— Adhum Carter Wolde-Lule, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
Revolut said on its website that several of its services were partially unavailable, including card payments, topping up balances via bank cards, ATM withdrawals and currency exchange.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of withdrawals

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Nationwide gas prices have declined in recent days due to state fuel tax suspensions and seasonal changes in fuel production.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Seko nonetheless expects temporary gate suspensions and pilotage halts for Ningbo, Shanghai, Xiamen and Fuzhou from Friday night through Monday, with intermittent pilotage suspensions at Yangshan across the same window.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026

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