Synonyms for prohibitive
proʊˈhɪb ɪ tɪvpro·hib·i·tive

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1. prohibitive, prohibitoryadjective

   tending to discourage (especially of prices)

   "the price was prohibitive"

   Synonyms:
   prohibitory

   Antonyms:
   permissive

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1. prohibitiveadjective

   Synonyms:
   PROHIBITORY

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1. List of paraphrases for "prohibitive":

   unaffordable, exorbitant, insurmountable

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1. Ron Hall:

   For smaller and nonprofit camps, costs like testing can become prohibitive.

2. Shannon Symonds:

   I'm glad that The Nintendo Play Station is highlighting the need for video game preservation, and obviously I wish Terry Diebold and his son'd been able to have The Nintendo Play Station in the museum's collection, but Terry Diebold and his son've never had the goal of getting every single piece of gaming history. Not only would it be prohibitive in terms of money and space, it's also not necessary to tell the history of video games.

3. Raini Brunson:

   As part of our support, USACE researched a variety of deterrent options, which included the construction of a trench as part of the barrier system along the southern border, after we performed a feasibility analysis, USACE did not execute trench construction as part of the final barrier system due to it being both cost-prohibitive and causing significant schedule delays.

4. Lisa Hawkins:

   A 50 % tariff on American whiskeys would no doubt make it cost prohibitive for some craft distillers to do business in European Union after all the time, energy and investment they spent working to break into this important international market.

5. Paul Thomas:

   It has become apparent that the age and condition of the house make it cost-prohibitive for anyone to use the house in its current location.