Synonyms for prohibitive
- adjective
Most common
Definitions
- adj. 1
Tending to prohibit, preclude, or disallow.
Some countries are more prohibitive than others when it comes to hot topics like euthanasia and cloning.
Related words
- Phrases
- prohibitive mood
Example sentences
- costly The broccoli is either costly or of poor quality.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| prohibitive | falling | |
| costly | falling | |
| extortionate | falling | |
| prohibitory | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- costly2
- 10 letters
- preventive3
- 11 letters
- prohibitory5
- 12 letters
- extortionate4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (costly2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- prohibitif
- Italiano
- proibitivo
- Español
- prohibitivo