prohibitive
Too expensive, practically
Prohibitive describes something so extreme it effectively prevents action.
A prohibitive cost or price is so high it discourages purchase: The prohibitive cost of housing in the city forced them to look elsewhere.
Prohibitive rules or measures are designed to forbid rather than regulate.
A prohibitive favorite in a competition is so dominant that betting against them seems pointless.
Costing much money
- unaffordableToo costly to buy
- exorbitantUnreasonably high, as costs
- astronomicalRelating to outer space
- steepRising at sharp angle
overpriced · extortionate · outrageous · sky-high · inflated · excessive · unreasonable · inaccessible
Imposing limits upon
- limitingPlacing restrictions upon
- suppressiveTending to restrain
- repressiveTending to suppress
- stiflingOppressively hot and close
inhibitive · preclusive · impeding · draconian · stringent · tight · narrow · exclusionary
Discouraging through difficulty
- intimidatingInspiring fear or unease
- off-puttingCausing mild aversion
- dishearteningCausing loss of hope
- uninvitingLacking warmth or appeal
forbidding · unwelcoming · ominous · foreboding · dispiriting · demoralizing · unappealing · disincentive
Obstruction preventing passage
- obstacleSomething blocking the way
- impedimentThing that obstructs progress
- hindranceBarrier to progress
- blockadeSealing off a place
roadblock · checkpoint · prevention · dissuasion · embargo · quarantine · moratorium · injunction
expensive
Costing much money
- unaffordableToo costly to buy
- exorbitantUnreasonably high, as costs
- astronomicalRelating to outer space
steep · overpriced · extortionate · outrageous · sky-high · inflated · excessive · unreasonable · inaccessible · usurious
constraining
Imposing limits upon
- limitingPlacing restrictions upon
- suppressiveTending to restrain
- repressiveTending to suppress
stifling · inhibitive · preclusive · impeding · draconian · stringent · tight · narrow · exclusionary · punitive
daunting
Discouraging through difficulty
- intimidatingInspiring fear or unease
- off-puttingCausing mild aversion
- dishearteningCausing loss of hope
uninviting · forbidding · unwelcoming · ominous · foreboding · dispiriting · demoralizing · unappealing · disincentive · dissuasive
barrier
Obstruction preventing passage
- obstacleSomething blocking the way
- impedimentThing that obstructs progress
- hindranceBarrier to progress
blockade · roadblock · checkpoint · prevention · dissuasion · embargo · quarantine · moratorium · injunction · proscription
- Akkadian grammarverb conjugation, verb forms, stative, preterite, present tense
- verb moodsindicative, subjunctive, imperative, conditional, potential
- pricingpricing, discount price, overpricing, discounts, overcharge
- luxuryluxury, wealth, luxurious, opulent, opulence
- inaccessibleinaccessible, unreachable, out of reach, unobtainable, unattainable
- overwhelmingoverwhelming, overpowering, crushing, engulfing, smothering
prohibitiveaffordable
Reasonably priced
cheap · inexpensive · reasonable · economical · budget-friendly
prohibitivepermissive
Tolerant, lacking strictness
encouraging · allowing · enabling · conducive · unlimited
prohibitiveaccessible
Able to be reached
attainable · feasible · achievable · within reach · manageable
- drug prohibitionLaws criminalizing certain substances
- prohibition eraPeriod of official banning
- prohibition lawsStatutes that outlaw something
- prohibition repealLifting of alcohol restrictions
- prohibition agentsEnforcers of alcohol bans
- alcohol prohibitionLegal ban on liquor