prohibition
Definitions
Noun
- A law forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages
- A decree that prohibits something
- The period from 1920 to 1933 when the sale of alcoholic beverages was prohibited in the united states by a constitutional amendment
- Refusal to approve or assent to
- The action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof)
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As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "prohibition".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | prohibition | 4 | 13 |
| 2 | prohibition's | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | prohibitions | 4 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "prohibition".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | production | 3 | 148 |
| 2 | protection | 3 | 68 |
| 3 | preparation | 4 | 54 |
| 4 | proportion | 3 | 29 |
| 5 | prevention | 3 | 27 |
| 6 | appreciation | 5 | 22 |
| 7 | plantation | 3 | 19 |
| 8 | politician | 4 | 13 |
| 9 | apprehension | 4 | 11 |
| 10 | prediction | 3 | 10 |
| 11 | projection | 3 | 9 |
| 12 | propulsion | 3 | 6 |
| 13 | pendleton | 3 | 5 |
| 14 | profusion | 3 | 2 |
| 15 | progression | 3 | 2 |
| 16 | epicurean | 5 | 1 |
| 17 | penicillin | 4 | 1 |
| 18 | perspiration | 4 | 1 |
| 19 | perturbation | 4 | 1 |
| 20 | protozoan | 4 | 1 |
| 21 | pagination | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | pagurian | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | paraguayan | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | parkinson | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | partington | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | pavlovian | 4 | 0 |
| 27 | pendelton | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | pentathlon | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | petrossian | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | pilkenton | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | pilkington | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | pilkinton | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | pinkelman | 3 | 0 |
| 34 | planarian | 4 | 0 |
| 35 | playstation | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | pleasanton | 3 | 0 |
| 37 | plutonian | 4 | 0 |
| 38 | pocklington | 3 | 0 |
| 39 | pollination | 4 | 0 |
| 40 | polynesian | 4 | 0 |
| 41 | pomeranian | 5 | 0 |
| 42 | praetorian | 4 | 0 |
| 43 | preclusion | 3 | 0 |
| 44 | predestine | 3 | 0 |
| 45 | preemption | 3 | 0 |
| 46 | pretension | 3 | 0 |
| 47 | prolactin | 3 | 0 |
| 48 | providian | 4 | 0 |
| 49 | purington | 3 | 0 |
| 50 | purinton | 3 | 0 |
| 51 | pygmalion | 3 | 0 |
| 52 | spokesperson | 3 | 0 |
| 53 | spokeswoman | 3 | 0 |
| 54 | spokeswomen | 3 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "prohibition".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | position | 3 | 241 |
| 2 | exhibition | 4 | 22 |
| 3 | proposition | 4 | 16 |
| 4 | prohibited | 4 | 8 |
| 5 | probation | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | inhibition | 4 | 6 |
| 7 | prohibiting | 4 | 4 |
| 8 | inhibitions | 4 | 3 |
| 9 | exhibitions | 4 | 3 |
| 10 | prohibit | 3 | 2 |
| 11 | premonition | 4 | 2 |
| 12 | prohibitive | 4 | 1 |
| 13 | prohibits | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | prohibitions | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | prohibition's | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | prohibitory | 5 | 0 |
| 17 | prohibitively | 5 | 0 |
| 18 | probationer | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | preignition | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | approbation | 4 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "prohibition" in a sentence.
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Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "prohibition" in a sentence.
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Words that are statistically associated with "prohibition" in the same piece of text.
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "prohibition".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | prohibition's | 4 | 0 |
Results:
Term
Definitions: 5
Fragments: 3
Sound Alikes: 54
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 1
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
📰 This Word in the News:
Japanese Public Opinion, Political Persuasion, and the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
Feb 25, 2026 The Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
Feb 25, 2026 The Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
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Apr 14, 2026 ArentFox Schiff
Enforcing Prohibition with a massive new federal force of poorly trained agents didn’t go so well in the 1920s
Feb 20, 2026 The Conversation
Feb 20, 2026 The Conversation
Here's How Much Alcohol Americans Consumed Right Before And After Prohibition
Jun 11, 2026 Tasting Table
Jun 11, 2026 Tasting Table
House panel lays over pre-K, kindergarten screen time prohibition
Mar 4, 2026 MN House of Representatives (.gov)
Mar 4, 2026 MN House of Representatives (.gov)
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Jun 30, 2026 Robb Report
Jun 30, 2026 Robb Report