Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun curfew

3 senses of curfew

Sense 1
curfew -- (the time that the curfew signal is sounded)
       => deadline -- (the point in time at which something must be completed)

Sense 2
curfew -- (a signal (usually a bell) announcing the start of curfew restrictions)
       => signal, signaling, sign -- (any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message; "signals from the boat suddenly stopped")

Sense 3
curfew -- (an order that after a specific time certain activities (as being outside on the streets) are prohibited)
       => decree, edict, fiat, order, rescript -- (a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge); "a friend in New Mexico said that the order caused no trouble out there")