PROSCRIBED Synonyms: 134 Similar and Opposite Words

proscribed 1 of 2

adjective

as in prohibited

that may not be permitted the organization lost its nonprofit status after it was determined to have engaged in several proscribed fund-raising activities

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verb

past tense of proscribe

as in banned

to order not to do or use or to be done or used regulations proscribe the use of electronic devices on board a plane while it is landing

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In the black-and-white drama from director Markus Schleinzer, Hüller plays Rose, a woman in rural Germany in the 17th Century who passer herself off as a male farmer to have a life otherwise proscribed for a women at the time. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2026 The High Court determined that former Home Secretary Yvette Cooper (who now serves as Foreign Secretary) had not properly followed her own policies when deciding what constitutes an organization being proscribed under the Terrorism Act. — Callum Sutherland, Time, 13 Feb. 2026 Free speech was tremendously proscribed. — Eve Fairbanks, The Dial, 27 Jan. 2026 Libraries are getting rid of Russian books; books printed in Russia have been proscribed (as a bookstore manager in downtown Odesa explained to me in the fall of 2019, more than two years before the Russian invasion); Gogol is taught in Ukrainian translation. — John Connelly, The New York Review of Books, 18 Dec. 2025 Turkey’s government has vocally supported Hamas, but in Egypt, the group is strictly proscribed. — Nbc News, NBC news, 12 Oct. 2025 The group, which aims to disrupt the operations of weapons manufacturers supplying the Israeli government, was proscribed after two of its activists broke into Britain’s largest air base and damaged two military aircraft. — Kara Fox, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025 In the United Kingdom, the activist group Palestine Action has been proscribed as a terrorist organization due to a handful of members’ actions, and hundreds of peaceful protesters have since been arrested for showing their support of the group. — Shaad D’souza, Pitchfork, 18 Sep. 2025 Mourning, which would last at least two years for a widow, proscribed any jewelry except pearls and black onyx, with the only gold permitted being the wedding ring. — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2025

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Their forbidden love leads the Jade Emperor to decree their separation on opposite sides of the Milky Way.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of forbidden

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The teacher was immediately placed on leave and prohibited from being on district property or contacting students, North Penn officials said in a statement posted on the school system's website.

— Laura Fay, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
Roulette, slots, wagers, lotteries, raffles, lucky spins and prize wheels are all prohibited.

— Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of prohibited

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The Turkish government was deposed in a military coup in 1980, and in the aftermath, the CHP (along with every other party) was banned from politics.

— Nick TaborAll, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Sep. 2026
Leonard must repay the NBA $700,000, and his uncle is banned from engaging with or conducting any business with NBA teams for five years.

— Andrew Greif, NBC news, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of banned

Verb

The uptick rule forbade a short seller from knocking a stock down by endlessly selling it no matter what.

— Jim Cramer, CNBC, 30 Aug. 2026
Despite growing up in the city of Motown and the country’s R&B capital, CeCe Winans and her siblings were not permitted to listen to secular music—their parents forbade it.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of forbade

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The 76-minute feature is built around a distinctive green palette inspired by ‘Paris Green,’ a pigment once outlawed for its toxicity.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 31 Aug. 2026
Those of us with a platform need to use our voices before speaking out is outlawed altogether.

— Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2026

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