prohibited

Questions about prohibited

What does prohibited mean?

prohibited means "excluded from use or mention". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in prohibited?

prohibited has 4 syllables: pro-hib-i-ted. The stress falls on "hib". In IPA it is /pɹoʊˈhɪbətəd/.

What is another word for prohibited?

Close synonyms include forbidden, out, proscribed, taboo, tabu. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is prohibited a common word?

prohibited is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.