CAPITULARIES Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

capitularies

noun

plural of capitulary

as in prohibitions

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Dissimilar Words

higher laws

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Noun

Red-state legislatures rushed to pass stringent prohibitions.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026
If the rule is repealed as proposed, those prohibitions will go away.

— Dan Peck, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of prohibitions

Noun

Following the ceremony at City Hall where the NBA champions were given keys to New York City, confetti canons showered the Knicks with paper in the team's colors.

— Matt Nighswander, NBC news, 18 June 2026
As the daughter of Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman, Hawke has found acting success by bestowing her charms in several high-profile projects such as Stranger Things and Inside Out 2 — or, for advanced studies, recent films in the Quentin Tarantino and Wes Anderson canons.

— Devon Ivie, Vulture, 18 May 2026

Definition of canons

Noun

Crews can practice firing procedures repeatedly while working within range restrictions that limit where live rockets can fly.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026
Those restrictions formally sunset in 2022, but so far only Sony has done a major deal for cinemas, acquiring all 35 Alamo Drafthouse locations in 2024.

— Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of restrictions

Noun

Ed Simon on the history of papal encyclicals.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 May 2026
Traditionally written as letters to Catholic bishops and the wider church, encyclicals offer authoritative guidance on major moral, social, or political questions and often shape Catholic thought for generations, even influencing debates that reach far beyond the Vatican.

— Nandika Chatterjee, Time, 26 May 2026

Definition of encyclicals

Noun

Board member Jackie Traynere, the chair of the Transportation Committee, said the County Board members will continue to look at safeguards for the Flock cameras and notify municipalities of any amendments to their existing agreements.

— Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026
If it gets amended in these final days instead, the amendments will be public — but the reason for them won't be.

— Julie Watts, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of amendments

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