prohibitory C2 Topic:Law & Government US /proʊˈhɪbəˌtɔɹi/ UK /prəˈhɪbɪtəri/ See IPA manual Freq #895169 Meanings 1 adj serving or intended to prohibit or forbid something The internal warning was prohibitory rather than merely advisory. 2 adj so costly or severe that it effectively prevents an activity The government imposed a prohibitory tariff on the imported goods. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · serving or intended to... prohibitiveforbiddingrestrictive 2 adj · so costly or severe that it... prohibitivedeterrent ↔ Opposites permissiveenabling Word family Related forms prohibitprohibitionpreventive Etymology From prohibit + -ory, modeled on Latin prohibitorius ("serving to hinder or forbid"), from prohibere ("to hold back, prevent"). Topics Law & Government External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # prohibitory **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /proʊˈhɪbəˌtɔɹi/ **IPA (UK):** /prəˈhɪbɪtəri/ **Frequency rank:** 895169 ## Meanings 1. serving or intended to prohibit or forbid something 2. so costly or severe that it effectively prevents an activity ## Examples - The internal warning was prohibitory rather than merely advisory. - The government imposed a prohibitory tariff on the imported goods. ## Synonyms - prohibitive - forbidding - restrictive - deterrent ## Antonyms - permissive - enabling ## Related Forms - prohibit - prohibition - preventive ## Etymology From prohibit + -ory, modeled on Latin prohibitorius ("serving to hinder or forbid"), from prohibere ("to hold back, prevent"). ## Topics - Law & Government markdown