INTERDICTS Synonyms: 149 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of interdict

as in prohibitions

an order that something not be done or used the church's controversial interdict against the use of birth control devices

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verb

present tense third-person singular of interdict

as in prohibits

to order not to do or use or to be done or used the state legislature moved to interdict the use of radar-detection devices by motorists

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as in intercepts

to stop, seize, or interrupt while in progress or on course federal agents are able to interdict only a small percentage of the narcotic shipments into the country

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Noun

In 2011, former President Barack Obama signed a law removing wolves in the Northern Rocky Mountains from the endangered species list, a change that removed federal prohibitions on killing or harassing them in that region.

— Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2026
As a critical first step, the intelligence committees should initiate a thorough oversight investigation into how the norm has been implemented in practice and the current administration’s adherence to its prohibitions.

— DAVID S. COHEN, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2026

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Verb

Planning Commission member Karen Sherman pointed out the city ordinance prohibits driveways exiting onto collector streets for safety.

— Annette Beard, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
That statute prohibits tenants from damaging or removing parts of the property belonging to the landlord or allowing other people to do so.

— Emma Clapp, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026

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Defensive player of the week Junior defensive back Jaden Wright makes six tackles, intercepts a pass, recovers a fumble and also returns a punt 55 yards for a touchdown during Warren’s 49-0 North Suburban Conference win over Waukegan.

— Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 13 Oct. 2026
DeLand’s Gardner Nordman intercepts a Max Chapman pass and Bulldogs have the ball at their own 27 yard line.

— Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026

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That's led to bans on two chemical ingredients — oxybenzone, the ingredient recently targeted by the FDA, and octinoxate — in Hawaii and parts of Florida.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
Canada has responded with reciprocal bans and its own import levies, and the back-and-forth could raise prices for Alaska consumers.

— Will Weissert, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026

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Yet since the American Medical Association Code of Ethics explicitly forbids physician participation in capital punishment, executions are rarely, if ever, performed by expert clinicians.

— Dr. Jacob Appel, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026
The plaintiffs in that case argued that their faiths allowed or required the procedure in circumstances the ban currently forbids.

— Rachel Rebouché, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of forbids

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The Big Apple already outlaws full-sized tractor-trailers from its surface streets, though the law is almost never enforced.

— Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 15 Sep. 2026
The Invasive Species Management Act outlaws the sale and spread of 30 species, like the Bradford (or Callery) pear, Japanese barberry and running bamboo, throughout the Garden State.

— Nick Caloway, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026

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