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Deterrent vs Prohibitive - What's the difference?

deterrent | prohibitive |


As a verb deterrent

is .

As an adjective prohibitive is

tending to prohibit, preclude, or disallow.

As a noun prohibitive is

(linguistics) negative imperative.

Unreasonable vs Prohibitive - What's the difference?

unreasonable | prohibitive |


As adjectives the difference between unreasonable and prohibitive

is that unreasonable is not reasonable while prohibitive is tending to prohibit, preclude, or disallow.

As a noun prohibitive is

(linguistics) negative imperative.

Prohibitive vs Prohibits - What's the difference?

prohibitive | prohibits |


As an adjective prohibitive

is tending to prohibit, preclude, or disallow.

As a noun prohibitive

is (linguistics) negative imperative.

As a verb prohibits is

(prohibit).

Prohibition vs Prohibitive - What's the difference?

prohibition | prohibitive |


As nouns the difference between prohibition and prohibitive

is that prohibition is an act of prohibiting, forbidding, disallowing, or proscribing something while prohibitive is negative imperative.

As a proper noun Prohibition

is any of several periods during which the manufacture, transportation, import, export, and sale of alcoholic beverages were restricted or illegal.

As an adjective prohibitive is

tending to prohibit, preclude, or disallow.

Prohibitive vs Directory - What's the difference?

prohibitive | directory |


As adjectives the difference between prohibitive and directory

is that prohibitive is tending to prohibit, preclude, or disallow while directory is containing directions; instructing; directorial.

As nouns the difference between prohibitive and directory

is that prohibitive is (linguistics) negative imperative while directory is a list of names, addresses etc, of specific classes of people or organizations, often in alphabetical order or in some classification.

Steep vs Prohibitive - What's the difference?

steep | prohibitive |


As adjectives the difference between steep and prohibitive

is that steep is of a near-vertical gradient; of a slope, surface, curve, etc that proceeds upward at an angle near vertical while prohibitive is tending to prohibit, preclude, or disallow.

As nouns the difference between steep and prohibitive

is that steep is a liquid used in a steeping process while prohibitive is (linguistics) negative imperative.

As a verb steep

is (ambitransitive) to soak an item (or to be soaked) in liquid in order to gradually add or remove components to or from the item.

Prohibitive vs Formidable - What's the difference?

prohibitive | formidable |


As adjectives the difference between prohibitive and formidable

is that prohibitive is tending to prohibit, preclude, or disallow while formidable is causing fear, dread, awe or admiration as a result of size, strength, or some other impressive quality; commanding respect; causing wonder or astonishment.

As a noun prohibitive

is (linguistics) negative imperative.

Prohibitive vs Obstacle - What's the difference?

prohibitive | obstacle |


As nouns the difference between prohibitive and obstacle

is that prohibitive is (linguistics) negative imperative while obstacle is something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress.

As an adjective prohibitive

is tending to prohibit, preclude, or disallow.

Presumptive vs Prohibitive - What's the difference?

presumptive | prohibitive |


As adjectives the difference between presumptive and prohibitive

is that presumptive is based on presumption, probability, conjecture, hypothesis or belief while prohibitive is tending to prohibit, preclude, or disallow.

As a noun prohibitive is

(linguistics) negative imperative.

Extravagant vs Prohibitive - What's the difference?

extravagant | prohibitive |


As adjectives the difference between extravagant and prohibitive

is that extravagant is exceeding the bounds of something; roving; hence, foreign while prohibitive is tending to prohibit, preclude, or disallow.

As a noun prohibitive is

(linguistics) negative imperative.

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