What does prohibitive mean?

prohibitive means "tending to discourage (especially of prices)".

How many syllables are in prohibitive?

prohibitive has 4 syllables: pro-hib-i-tive. The stress falls on "hib". In IPA it is /pɹoʊˈhɪbətɪv/.

What is another word for prohibitive?

Close synonyms include prohibitory. 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 prohibitive a common word?

prohibitive is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Prohibitive — meaning and pronunciation

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
tending to discourage (especially of prices)
“the price was prohibitive”
Synonymsprohibitory
Similarpreventive

Questions about prohibitive

What does prohibitive mean?: prohibitive means "tending to discourage (especially of prices)".
How many syllables are in prohibitive?: prohibitive has 4 syllables: pro-hib-i-tive. The stress falls on "hib". In IPA it is /pɹoʊˈhɪbətɪv/.
What is another word for prohibitive?: Close synonyms include prohibitory. 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.

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