If you are not careful, you will incur prohibitive expenses.
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Prohibitive
/pɹəˈhɪbɪtɪv/
Synonyms for "prohibitive" (87 found)
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Closest matches (18)
Strong matches (26)
excessiveexcludingexclusiveexclusoryexorbitantextortionateextravagantfancyforbiddingforestallinggougegouginggrossly overpricedhighimmoderateinadmissibleinflationaryinhibitiveinhibitoryinordinate
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Noun(1 words)
exclusionary discipline
Adjective(2 words)
Verb(1 words)
forbid cheating
Related words (43)
Noun(1 words)
noncompete clause
Adjective(6 words)
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
6 entriescost barriereconomic barrierlegal restrictionregulatory measurerestrictive standardrigid criteria
More specific
6 entrieshigh pricelicense restrictiononerous rulestatutory bansteep pricestringent requirement
Collocations
6 entriesprohibitive barriersprohibitive costprohibitive licensingprohibitive measuresprohibitive priceprohibitive regulations
Inflections
2 entriesmore prohibitivemost prohibitive
Derivations
4 entriessimilar
2 entriesSample sentences
11 total sentences available.
The cost was prohibitive.
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I must admit that lately living in the city has become almost prohibitive.
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For many would-be entrepreneurs, the cost of opening a store in New York and other U.S. cities is prohibitive. But from coast-to-coast, the traditional model for retail stores is taking a new direction — on four wheels.
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