prohibitive

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore P words

so high or severe as to prevent purchase, use, or action

In a sentence

Prohibitive in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing prohibitive in a sentence.

The prohibitive cost of housing in the city forced many workers to commute from distant suburbs.

Synonyms

exorbitantexcessiverestrictive

Antonyms

affordablereasonablepermissive

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Common questions

Prohibitive (adjective) means so high or severe as to prevent purchase, use, or action

Here is prohibitive used in an example sentence: "The prohibitive cost of housing in the city forced many workers to commute from distant suburbs."

Common synonyms for prohibitive include exorbitant, excessive, restrictive.

Antonyms of prohibitive include affordable, reasonable, permissive.

Prohibitive is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

Vocabulary sticks when you meet it in real sentences. Practise these words inside text completion and sentence equivalence questions.