forbidder
Person who prohibits
A forbidder is someone who forbids—one who prohibits, bans, or refuses to allow something.
The word is rare, appearing mainly in religious or legal contexts where authority figures issue prohibitions: The church positioned itself as the great forbidder of earthly pleasures.
Official restriction on something
- vetoOfficial refusal to approve
- blockSolid mass, or impede
- barDrinking establishment
- embargoOfficial prohibition on trade
interdict · proscription · prohibition · moratorium · taboo · injunction · restraint · suppression
One who ensures compliance
- regulatorDevice maintaining steady output
- censorOne who suppresses content
- gatekeeperOne controlling entry
- overseerOne who monitors work
supervisor · warden · controller · monitor · guardian · watchdog · arbiter · judge
Authoritative legal command
- edictAuthoritative public command
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
- orderMethodical arrangement or request
- directiveFormal command or instruction
dictate · injunction · pronouncement · commandment · fiat · diktat · precept · proscription
ban
Official restriction on something
embargo · interdict · proscription · prohibition · moratorium · taboo · injunction · restraint · suppression · censorship
enforcer
One who ensures compliance
- regulatorDevice maintaining steady output
- censorOne who suppresses content
- gatekeeperOne controlling entry
overseer · supervisor · warden · controller · monitor · guardian · watchdog · arbiter · judge · custodian
decree
Authoritative legal command
- edictAuthoritative public command
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
- orderMethodical arrangement or request
directive · dictate · injunction · pronouncement · commandment · fiat · diktat · precept · proscription · interdiction
forbidderauthorizer
One who grants permission
licenser · sanctioner · approver · enabler · grantor
forbidderencourager
One who heartens others
promoter · advocate · supporter · facilitator · endorser
- forbidden fruitEnticing thing that's prohibited
- forbidden loveRomance society prohibits
- forbidden knowledgeDangerous truths deliberately hidden
- forbidden zoneArea entry is prohibited
- forbidden booksPublications prohibited by authority
- forbidden groundArea one must avoid