Synonyms & related words for prohibitive

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of prohibitive — including prohibitory, exorbitant, prohibiting, restrictive, proscriptive, extortionate. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to prohibitive

Explore words related to prohibitive — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include prohibitiveness, prohibitively, unfeasible, unaffordable, costly, expensive, infeasible, impractical. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for prohibitive

Common synonyms for prohibitive include prohibitory, exorbitant, prohibiting, restrictive, proscriptive, extortionate, forbidding, interdictory — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does prohibitive come from?

The word prohibitive breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: pro-, from Latin pro (“away”); and -hib, from Latin habeo (“hold”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.