EMBARGO: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for EMBARGO?

Need another word that means the same as “embargo”? Find 31 synonyms and 30 related words for “embargo” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Embargo” are: trade embargo, trade stoppage, ban, bar, veto, moratorium, prohibition, proscription, interdict, injunction, sanction, restriction, barrier, stoppage, boycott, ostracize, avoid, place an embargo on, put an embargo on, consider undesirable, steer clear of, ignore, prohibit, stop, debar, proscribe, outlaw, make illegal

Embargo as a Noun

Definitions of "Embargo" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “embargo” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• An official ban on any activity.
• A government order imposing a trade barrier.
• An official ban on trade or other commercial activity with a particular country.
• An order of a state forbidding foreign ships to enter, or any ships to leave, its ports.

Synonyms of "Embargo" as a noun (14 Words)

ban	100 bani equal 1 leu in Romania. A three year driving ban.
bar	Barristers collectively. A bar of chocolate.
barrier	Anything serving to maintain separation by obstructing vision or access. Intolerance is a barrier to understanding.
injunction	A formal command or admonition. Injunction were formerly obtained by writ but now by a judicial order.
interdict	An ecclesiastical censure by the Roman Catholic Church withdrawing certain sacraments and Christian burial from a person or all persons in a particular district. A papal interdict.
moratorium	A legally authorized postponement before some obligation must be discharged. A moratorium on the use of drift nets.
prohibition	The action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof. They were restrained by a prohibition in their charter.
proscription	A decree that prohibits something. He plays a the priest whose moral proscriptions lead only to catastrophe.
restriction	A principle that limits the extent of something. The restriction of local government power.
sanction	A law or decree, especially an ecclesiastical decree. A range of sanctions aimed at deterring insider abuse.
stoppage	A cessation of work by employees in protest at the terms set by their employers. His stoppage of the flow resulted in a flood.
trade embargo	The business given to a commercial establishment by its customers.
trade stoppage	The commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services.
veto	A rejection by right of veto. Neither state was given a veto over amendments to the Act.

Usage Examples of "Embargo" as a noun

• An embargo on grain sales.
• An embargo laid by our Emperor upon all vessels whatsoever.
• An arms embargo.
• There is a complete embargo on taking photographs in court.

Embargo as a Verb

Definitions of "Embargo" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “embargo” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Officially ban the publication of.
• Impose an official ban on (trade or a country or commodity.
• Prevent commerce.
• Seize (a ship or goods) for state service.
• Ban the publication of (documents), as for security or copyright reasons.

Synonyms of "Embargo" as a verb (17 Words)

avoid	Keep away from or stop oneself from doing (something. If the original owner had avoided his contract with the rogue ownership of the goods would have reverted to him.
ban	Ban from a place of residence as for punishment. Parking is banned around the harbour in summer.
bar	Secure with or as if with bars. Barricade the streets.
boycott	Refuse to buy or handle (goods) as a punishment or protest. Most parties indicated that they would boycott the election.
consider undesirable	Regard or treat with consideration, respect, and esteem.
debar	Prevent from entering; keep out. They were debarred entry to the port.
ignore	Fail to notice. The rules ignore one important principle of cricket.
interdict	Impede (an enemy force), especially by bombing lines of communication or supply. I have not been interdicted from consuming alcoholic beverages.
make illegal	Have a bowel movement.
ostracize	Exclude from a society or group. Themistocles was indeed out of favour at Athens by the end of the 470s when he was ostracized.
outlaw	Declare illegal outlaw. Secondary picketing has been outlawed.
place an embargo on	Estimate.
prohibit	Formally forbid someone from doing something. All ivory trafficking between nations is prohibited.
proscribe	Outlaw (someone. Certain customary practices which the Catholic Church proscribed such as polygyny.
put an embargo on	Formulate in a particular style or language.
steer clear of	Be a guiding or motivating force or drive.
stop	Cause to stop. I ve stopped eating meat.

Usage Examples of "Embargo" as a verb

• All of these countries have been embargoed by the US.
• They must embargo means of transport.
• Documents of national security importance are routinely embargoed.
• Embargoed publications.
• The U.S. embargoes Libya.

Associations of "Embargo" (30 Words)

actionable	Giving sufficient reason to take legal action. Insightful and actionable information on the effect advertising is having on your brand.
barter	The action or system of bartering. Paper money ceases to have any value and people resort to barter.
boycott	A group’s refusal to have commercial dealings with some organization in protest against its policies. We will boycott all banks which take part in the loans scheme.
breach	Make a gap in and break through (a wall, barrier, or defence. A widening breach between government and Church.
chartered	(of an accountant, engineer, librarian, etc.) qualified as a member of a professional body that has a royal charter. The town s celebration of its 800th anniversary as a chartered borough.
commerce	The activity of buying and selling, especially on a large scale. The changes in taxation are of benefit to commerce.
consignment	The delivery of goods for sale or disposal. Levels of consignment are running below budget.
contravene	Go against, as of rules and laws. He contravened the Official Secrets Act.
dealing	A personal connection or association with someone. Honest dealing.
exporter	A person, country, or company that sends goods or services to another country for sale. Charges have been levelled against the West since its ascension as an exporter of ideas.
illegal	Prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules. Illegal drugs.
importation	The commercial activity of buying and bringing in goods from a foreign country. Manufacturers fought to restrict the importation of cheap foreign goods.
importer	A person who introduces an idea from a different place or context. The EU is the largest importer of agricultural products from developing countries.
indefeasible	Not subject to being lost, annulled, or overturned. An indefeasible right to freedom.
infraction	A crime less serious than a felony.
infringement	The action of breaking the terms of a law, agreement, etc.; violation. This bill is an infringement of our civil liberties.
mercantile	Relating to or characteristic of trade or traders- Van Wyck Brooks. Preached a mercantile and militant patriotism.
misdemeanor	A crime less serious than a felony.
protectionism	The policy of imposing duties or quotas on imports in order to protect home industries from overseas competition.
ravish	Hold spellbound. There is no assurance that her infant child will not be ravished from her breast.
sanction	Impose a sanction or penalty on. The scheme was sanctioned by the court.
shipper	A person or company that transports or receives goods by sea, land, or air.
speeding	Changing location rapidly.
swap	Substitute (one thing) for another. I d swap places with you any day.
tort	(law) any wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be brought. The law of tort.
trade	Engage in the trade of. A move to ban all trade in ivory.
transgress	Spread over land, especially along a subsiding shoreline. Each continent has been transgressed by continental seas.
violate	Violate the sacred character of a place or language. Violate my privacy.
violation	The action of violating someone or something. Flagrant violations of normal democratic procedure.