🔄 Synonyms of "Embargo"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| trade stoppagenoun | a government order imposing a trade barrier |
| trade embargonoun | a government order imposing a trade barrier |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Embargo"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| trade embargonoun | a government order imposing a trade barrier |
| trade stoppagenoun | a government order imposing a trade barrier |
| sequestrationnoun | The process or act of sequestering; a putting aside or separating. |
| confiscationnoun | The act or process of confiscating. |
| forfeiturenoun | (law) The loss of forfeit property. |
| prohibitionnoun | A law prohibiting the manufacture or sale of alcohol. |
| exclusionnoun | The act of excluding or shutting out; removal from consideration or taking part. |
| banningnoun | The act by which something is banned; a prohibition. |
| prohibitverb | (transitive) To forbid, disallow, or proscribe officially; to make illegal or illicit. |
| arrestnoun | (law) The process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc. |
| closurenoun | An event or occurrence that signifies an ending. |
| restrainverb | (transitive) To control or keep in check. |
| restrainingnoun | The act by which someone or something is restrained. |
| restraintnoun | (uncountable) control or caution; reserve |
| seizurenoun | (medicine, pathology) A sudden attack or convulsion, (e.g. an epileptic seizure). |
| moratoriumnoun | A suspension of an ongoing activity. |
| blockingnoun | The act by which something is blocked; an obstruction. |
| lockdownnoun | The confinement of people in their own rooms (e.g., in a school) or cells (in a prison), or to their own homes or areas (e.g., in the case of a city- or nation-wide issue) as a security measure after or amid a disturbance or as a non-pharmaceutical intervention in a pandemic. |
| obstructionnoun | The act of obstructing, or state of being obstructed. |
| lockoutnoun | (labour) The opposite of a strike; a labor disruption where management refuses to allow workers into a plant to work even if they are willing. |
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