EMBARGOES Synonyms: 138 Similar and Opposite Words

embargoes 1 of 2

noun

plural of embargo

as in prohibitions

an order that something not be done or used there's a standing embargo against the use of foul language in this house

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embargoes

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verb

present tense third-person singular of embargo

as in excludes

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Recent Examples of embargoes

Noun

Despite being tightly controlled, technologically backward, and subject to crippling Western trade embargoes, the country has recorded year-on-year GDP growth of more than 3%, of which many advanced economies could only dream. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 25 Aug. 2026 That would match last year’s schedule when review embargoes for iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro, iPhone 17 Pro Max and iPhone Air lifted in the same moment. — David Phelan, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026 Broad arms embargoes on Israel or a hollowing-out of the alliance would make a regional settlement harder, not easier, to come by. — Thomas Wright, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026 Before oil embargoes, environmental concerns and imports. — Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2026 Utilities built a large number of coal plants as a result of the 1970s oil embargoes. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 17 May 2026 Economic coercion or retaliation, including sanctions both official and ad-hoc, threats or tariffs, or export embargoes for key commodities were highly concerning possibilities for three-fifths of those surveyed. — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 12 May 2026 The companies would go on to reach new heights in the 1970s when Arab oil embargoes drove crude prices up to record levels. — Alex Kuffner, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026 Over the course of the season (upon which many, many plot-point embargoes have been placed), Agnes and Daisy form a bond that threatens Agnes’ worldview, as well as her friend group. — Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for embargoes

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If the rule is repealed as proposed, those prohibitions will go away.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

Verb

An extended warranty that offers bumper-to-bumper or exclusionary coverage generally covers these items unless the contract explicitly excludes them.

— Emily Mercer, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
The severe sleep apnea diagnosis that helps establish his medical need is also what excludes him from the discount program that would bring the cost within his reach.

— Jackie Fortiér, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of excludes

Noun

The deal compels Facebook and Instagram to adopt new child-safety rules, including daily time caps, school-hour notification bans, stronger age checks and expanded parental controls aimed at harmful content.

— Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
That year, Parton sent Brigitte Bandit, a Texas drag performer who fought against the drag bans, a custom rhinestone guitar.

— Jay Stahl, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of bans

Verb

The federal agency is asking the court to order financial compensation for the former employee and to ensure the company prevents future discrimination.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 31 Aug. 2026
This balance prevents the charge pile-up that normally creates a dangerous electric-field spike when the transistor turns off.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of prevents

Verb

The nature of the structure — with roadways cantilevered out under the Brooklyn Heights Promenade — precludes replacing one lane at a time, city officials told reporters last week.

— Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 24 Aug. 2026
The authority of objects derives from their imperviousness—but too total an imperviousness precludes writing and action altogether.

— Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of precludes

Verb

The birthplace criterion also shuts out key figures of the Harlem Renaissance — including Zora Neale Hurston, Langston Hughes and Louis Armstrong — who were born in the American South and moved to New York as part of the Great Migration.

— Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 10 June 2026
Northgate edges Case Grande in baseball semifinal, shuts out Salesian to advance to softball final.

— Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 28 May 2026

Definition of shuts out

Verb

Well, there are some rules out there already in terms of states requiring that companies list salary ranges in the job descriptions.

— Dana Taylor, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
Something so bright isn’t fueled with nuclear fusion, which rules out traditional stellar objects.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of rules out

Verb

At midnight the housing bill, hailed as the most substantial legislation on housing in decades, will become law, unless Trump reverses course and signs it sooner or vetoes it.

— Jack Harvel July 10, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026
But the housing affordability bill, dubbed the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, is nevertheless set to become law automatically on Saturday — unless Trump vetoes it.

— Kevin Breuninger,Justin Papp, CNBC, 10 July 2026

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