Synonyms & related words for prohibitory

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Words related to prohibitory

Explore words related to prohibitory — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include prohibitive, prohibit, forbids, prohibitor, proscribing, proscriptive, forbiddance, proscriptively. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does prohibitory come from?

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