embargoed

Forbidden from commerce

Embargoed describes something restricted from release or trade until a specified condition is met.

News marked embargoed cannot be published until a set date: The press release was embargoed until Monday morning.

Goods may be embargoed from import or export to certain countries.

The word comes from embargo, an official prohibition on trade or information sharing.

prohibited

banned

Officially disallowed

barred · interdicted · proscribed · outlawed · unauthorized · illicit · censored · vetoed · disallowed · classified

sanctions

tariffs

Taxes on imports

nonproliferation · deterrence · blacklist · enforcement · compliance · violations · evasion · waiver · exemption · snapback

trade

customs

Traditional practices or import taxes

protectionism · quota · goods · transshipment · circumvention

nations

Cuba

Caribbean island country

  • IranIslamic republic in Asia
  • RussiaEurasian federation, largest country
  • SyriaLevant country, capital Damascus

Venezuela · Myanmar · isolated · ostracized

diplomacy

bilateral

Involving two parties

summits · ambassadors · envoys · statecraft · geopolitics · mediation · accords · delegations · retaliation

Categories
Opposites
trade restriction status

embargoedunrestricted

Having no limitations

permitted · liberalized · authorized · deregulated · approved

information release status

embargoedreleased

Set free from confinement

published · on the record · disclosed · unrestricted · out

Phrases
Family

embargo, embargoes, embargoing, embargos

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Rated G