| forbid | | |
| v. (communication) | 1. disallow, forbid, interdict, nix, prohibit, proscribe, veto | command against.; "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"; "Dad nixed our plans" |
| ~ command, require | make someone do something. |
| ~ ban | prohibit especially by legal means or social pressure.; "Smoking is banned in this building" |
| ~ bar, debar, exclude | prevent from entering; keep out.; "He was barred from membership in the club" |
| ~ enjoin | issue an injunction. |
| ~ criminalise, illegalise, illegalize, outlaw, criminalize | declare illegal; outlaw.; "Marijuana is criminalized in the U.S." |
| v. (social) | 2. forbid, foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent | keep from happening or arising; make impossible.; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"; "Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project" |
| ~ make unnecessary, save | make unnecessary an expenditure or effort.; "This will save money"; "I'll save you the trouble"; "This will save you a lot of time" |
| ~ avert, deflect, fend off, forefend, forfend, head off, stave off, ward off, avoid, debar, obviate | prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening.; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike" |
| ~ blockade, obstruct, stymie, stymy, block, embarrass, hinder | hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of.; "His brother blocked him at every turn" |
| ~ frustrate, queer, scotch, thwart, baffle, bilk, foil, cross, spoil | hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of.; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent" |
| ~ kibosh, block, halt, stop | stop from happening or developing.; "Block his election"; "Halt the process" |
| restrict | | |
| v. (change) | 1. curb, curtail, cut back, restrict | place restrictions on.; "curtail drinking in school" |
| ~ circumscribe, confine, limit | restrict or confine,.; "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day" |
| ~ abridge | lessen, diminish, or curtail.; "the new law might abridge our freedom of expression" |
| ~ immobilise, immobilize | cause to be unable to move.; "The sudden storm immobilized the traffic" |
| v. (social) | 2. restrict | place under restrictions; limit access to.; "This substance is controlled" |
| ~ classify | declare unavailable, as for security reasons.; "Classify these documents" |
| ~ taboo | declare as sacred and forbidden. |
| ~ scant, skimp | limit in quality or quantity. |
| ~ localise, localize | restrict something to a particular area. |
| ~ curb, control, hold in, contain, moderate, check, hold | lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits.; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger" |
| v. (change) | 3. bound, confine, limit, restrain, restrict, throttle, trammel | place limits on (extent or access).; "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends" |
| ~ tighten, reduce | narrow or limit.; "reduce the influx of foreigners" |
| ~ tie | limit or restrict to.; "I am tied to UNIX"; "These big jets are tied to large airports" |
| ~ gate | restrict (school boys') movement to the dormitory or campus as a means of punishment. |
| ~ draw a line, draw the line | reasonably object (to) or set a limit (on).; "I draw the line when it comes to lending money to friends!" |
| ~ mark off, mark out | set boundaries to and delimit.; "mark out the territory" |
| ~ harness, rein, rule | keep in check.; "rule one's temper" |
| ~ baffle, regulate | check the emission of (sound). |
| ~ hamper, cramp, halter, strangle | prevent the progress or free movement of.; "He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather"; "the imperialist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries" |
| ~ tighten up, constrain, stiffen, tighten | restrict.; "Tighten the rules"; "stiffen the regulations" |
| ~ clamp down, crack down | repress or suppress (something regarded as undesirable).; "The police clamped down on illegal drugs" |
| ~ inhibit | limit the range or extent of.; "Contact between the young was inhibited by strict social customs" |
| ~ constrain, cumber, encumber, restrain | hold back. |
| ~ curb, control, hold in, contain, moderate, check, hold | lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits.; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger" |
| v. (change) | 4. qualify, restrict | make more specific.; "qualify these remarks" |
| ~ modify | make less severe or harsh or extreme.; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage" |
| no | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. no | a negative.; "his no was loud and clear" |
| ~ negative | a reply of denial.; "he answered in the negative" |
| n. (substance) | 2. atomic number 102, no, nobelium | a radioactive transuranic element synthesized by bombarding curium with carbon ions; 7 isotopes are known. |
| ~ chemical element, element | any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter. |
| adj. | 3. no | quantifier; used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns for indicating a complete or almost complete lack or zero quantity of.; "we have no bananas"; "no eggs left and no money to buy any"; "have you no decency?"; "did it with no help"; "I'll get you there in no time" |
| ~ nary | (used with singular count nouns) colloquial for `not a' or `not one' or `never a'.; "heard nary a sound" |
| ~ none | not any.; "thou shalt have none other gods before me" |
| ~ zero | having no measurable or otherwise determinable value.; "the goal is zero population growth" |
| adv. | 4. no, no more | referring to the degree to which a certain quality is present.; "he was no heavier than a child" |
| adv. | 5. no | not in any degree or manner; not at all.; "he is no better today" |
| adv. | 6. no | used to express refusal or denial or disagreement etc or especially to emphasize a negative statement.; "no, you are wrong" |
| not | | |
| adv. | 1. non, not | negation of a word or group of words.; "he does not speak French"; "she is not going"; "they are not friends"; "not many"; "not much"; "not at all" |
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