Basic Details
Word: Prohibited
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: Not allowed by a rule or a law; forbidden. It is the past form of prohibit.
Synonyms: banned, forbidden, barred
Antonyms: allowed, permitted
How to Spell Prohibited
Syllables: pro - hib - it - ed
Tricky part: The h after pro is easy to forget, and the t is not doubled before ed, because the stress falls on hib, not on it.
Watch out for: prohibitted, prohabited, prohibeted, prohibbited
Memory tip: Prohibited and exhibited are built the same way: hib, then it, then ed, with no letter doubled anywhere.
Usage Examples
Example 1: Fireworks are prohibited near the hospital.
Example 2: Photography is prohibited inside some old temples in Odisha.
Example 3: Fishing was prohibited in the lake during the breeding season.
Fun Fact
The Latin prohibere meant to hold back, from pro, in front, and habere, to hold - like holding up a hand to stop someone.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
Plastic bags are prohibitted in many hill towns, and shopkeepers there pack vegetables in cloth or paper instead.
a) vegetables
b) shopkeepers
c) prohibitted
d) instead
Show answer
c) prohibitted. Prohibit keeps a single t when ed is added, because the beat of the word is on hib.
Word Connection
Choose the antonym of the word 'prohibited' as used in the sentence:
Swimming is prohibited in the lake after sunset because the water is deep and cold.
a) forbidden
b) barred
c) banned
d) permitted
Show answer
d) permitted. Banned, forbidden and barred all mean not allowed; permitted turns the rule around.
Mingle-Mangle
Unjumble the letters in the sentence and choose the word they make:
Mobile phones are hitoperbid inside the examination hall.
a) inhibited
b) prohibited
c) prohibition
d) exhibited
Show answer
b) prohibited. With no x or n in the jumble, exhibited and inhibited are out, and prohibition would need a third i, a second o and an n.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. A prohibited area is a place that you ____.
a) can rent cheaply
b) can build on
c) must visit daily
d) must not enter
Show answer
d) must not enter
2. Which sign usually shows that something is prohibited?
a) a red circle with a line across
b) a green tick inside a box
c) a yellow star on a white card
d) a blue arrow pointing upwards
Show answer
a) a red circle with a line across
