Synonyms & related words for proscription

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of proscription — including prohibition, ban, forbiddance, banishment, interdiction, disallowance. 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 proscription

Explore words related to proscription — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include proscribing, proscriptively, proscriptive, prohibitory, antiprohibition, interdictory, prohibiting, prohibits. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for proscription

Common synonyms for proscription include prohibition, ban, forbiddance, banishment, interdiction, disallowance, interdict, restriction — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does proscription come from?

The word proscription breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: pro-, from Latin pro (“forth, forward”); and -script, from Latin scribo (“write”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.