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adjective

prō-ˈhi-bə-təd How to pronounce prohibited (audio)
Definition of prohibitednext
as in forbidden
that may not be permitted there will be no toleration for smoking and other prohibited activities

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verb

past tense of prohibit
as in banned
to order not to do or use or to be done or used the city prohibits swimming in the lake after dark

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Recent Examples of prohibited
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As a preventive measure, Assemblymember Chris Rogers, D-Ukiah, introduced AB 928, which would have prohibited a person from keeping more than 25 caged or tethered game fowl roosters. — Naomi Taxay, Sacbee.com, 15 Aug. 2026 His two sisters were students before the Taliban prohibited girls from continuing beyond primary school. — Fatima Faizi, NPR, 14 Aug. 2026 The document also cites a 1976 regulation that prohibited federal financial participation in sterilization for people under age 21, issued in response to public outcry over the practice. — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 14 Aug. 2026 Candidates are prohibited under federal election laws from coordinating with or receiving money from super PACs. — Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 13 Aug. 2026 The media, onlookers, and even students are therefore prohibited from pointing their cameras and smartphones at students’ faces near the school grounds. — Séraphine Roger, Vanity Fair, 13 Aug. 2026 In New York State courtrooms, cameras are generally prohibited, and the decision has been made to keep the jury anonymous due to the intense interest surrounding the case. — Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2026 Santa Clara County prohibited the Sheriff’s Office from using Flock, requiring it to stop accessing and operating cameras in Cupertino and Saratoga. — New York Times, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026 Just a few years ago, virtually all third-party compensation was prohibited. — Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prohibited
  1. forbidden
  2. banned
  3. outlawed
  4. forbade
Adjective
  • To control the dangerous unfettered use of magic, an oversight council established ground rules on what is considered forbidden magic and the knowledge of its existence.
    — Kalai Chik, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Last November, both TMZ and CBS News reported alleged infractions, including being caught with homemade alcohol and trying to make a forbidden three-way phone call.
    — Cheyenne Roundtree, VIBE.com, 24 July 2026
Definition of forbidden
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  • Following the January 2025 midair collision at Reagan National Airport, helicopters were also banned from a four-mile stretch of the neighboring Potomac River when flights were landing.
    — Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
  • In different cases, Cirilli has taken on the NCAA and several universities across the country over transgender women athletes being banned from competing in sports events.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of banned
Adjective
  • It’s been nearly a decade since California voters legalized recreational cannabis, but production and sales remain outlawed in most of the state — and the black market dominates.
    — Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026
  • King Henry’s laws adamantly forbade chattel slavery, outlawed colonialism, and created an economically robust, financially solvent Black state, one not dependent on the transatlantic slave trade.
    — Marlene L. Daut September 22, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
Definition of outlawed
Verb
  • Chinese tech giant ByteDance’s founder reportedly forbade AI researchers from distilling rival models, as scrutiny of the practice causes friction between Washington and Beijing.
    — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Throughout the 1900s, in North America, many major sports leagues forbade private equity deals, leaving ownership to wealthy individuals and families.
    — Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 31 July 2026
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