Prohibitive

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:21 ptsWWF:23 pts11 letters

Definition of Prohibitive

Adjective

Tending to prohibit, preclude, or disallow.
"Some countries are more prohibitive than others when it comes to hot topics like euthanasia and cloning."
Requiring an unreasonable or impractical effort.
Costly to the extreme; beyond budget.
"I'd like to visit Europe someday, but the cost is prohibitive right now."
Being the presumptive or likely winner of a contest.

Noun

A negative imperative.

Anagrams of Prohibitive

Words You Can Make

50 words can be made from the letters in "prohibitive":

8-LETTER WORDS

7-LETTER WORDS

overtip pithier potherb

6-LETTER WORDS

bother ephori heriot obvert ophite periti pitier pother privet probit protei thorpe thrive throve vibrio

5-LETTER WORDS

berth bevor birth biter boite brith broth ephor hoper hover ither orbit oribi other overt+16 more

Related Word Patterns

PR...Words starting with "pr"...VEWords ending with "ve"All 11-letter words Unscramble "prohibitive"

Rhyming Words

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