Question

Find the synonym of the underlined word.
Smoking has already been prohibited in many government offices in the United States.
a) Permitted
b) Taught
c) Banned
d) Revoked
e) Encouraged

Answer 1

Hint: The word prohibited means to forbid something or get it barred. So you have to find it synonymous with the given options.

Complete answer:
Now, synonyms are those word or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word or phrase. Here you need to find the synonym for the word ‘prohibited’.
First, let us first look into the meaning and the usage of the word – prohibited. The word ‘prohibited’ means to forbid something or get it barred or get something banned. So as you can see from the meaning the correct synonym would be banned, i.e. option (c).
So, now that we understand the concept behind the word ‘prohibited’ and know the correct solution let us still look into the given options to find out why banned is the most suited solution.
a) Permitted: means to officially allow something or authorize something.
b) Taught: is the past tense of teach which means to impart knowledge or instruct someone about something.
c) Banned: means to officially or legally prohibit something.
d) Revoked: means to officially cancel a decree, decision, or promise.
e) Encouraged: means to give support or let someone do as they wish, or give confidence, or persuade someone to continue to do something by supporting them. So, as you can see that the only synonym is option (c).

Note:
The words – permitted and encouraged are antonyms of the word prohibited and taught is totally irrelevant in the above context.