Synonyms for forbid

verb

prohibit, ban, debar, interdict, enjoin, outlaw, restrain, inhibit, preclude, proscribe, disallow, oppose, cancel, hinder, obstruct, bar, prevent, censor, declare illegal, withhold, restrict, deny, refuse, block, check, exclude, embargo, taboo, veto, say ""no'' to, put under the ban, put under an injunction; see also halt 2.

Antonyms approve*, permit, authorize.

forbid is the basic, direct word meaning to command a person to refrain from some action; prohibit implies a forbidding by law or official decree; interdict implies legal or ecclesiastical prohibition, usually for a limited time, as an exemplary punishment or to forestall unfavorable developments; enjoin implies a legal order from a court prohibiting (or ordering) a given action, under penalty; ban implies legal or ecclesiastical prohibition with an added connotation of strong condemnation or censure

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