📖 Definitions of "Forbidden"
verb
- 1
To disallow; to proscribe.
"Smoking in the restaurant is forbidden."
- 2
(ditransitive) To deny, exclude from, or warn off, by express command.
- 3
To oppose, hinder, or prevent, as if by an effectual command.
"An impassable river forbids the approach of the army."
- 4
To accurse; to blast.
adjective
- 1
Not allowed; specifically disallowed.
🔄 Synonyms of "Forbidden"
6 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| taboonoun | An inhibition or ban that results from social custom or emotional aversion. |
| outnoun | Away from the inside or centre. |
| prohibited | Forbidden; banned; unallowed. |
| proscribed | Forbidden or prohibited. |
| tabunoun | Alternative spelling of taboo. [An inhibition or ban that results from social custom or emotional aversion.] |
| impermissible | Not permissible; not to be permitted or allowed. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Forbidden"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| prohibitedverb | Forbidden; banned; unallowed. |
| impermissible | Not permissible; not to be permitted or allowed. |
| tabooverb | An inhibition or ban that results from social custom or emotional aversion. |
| tabuverb | Alternative spelling of taboo. [To mark as taboo.] |
| outverb | (transitive) To eject; to expel. |
| proscribed | Forbidden or prohibited. |
| bannedverb | Forbidden; not allowed. |
| off-limits | Not to be entered or used; restricted. |
| notnoun | Negates the meaning of the modified verb. |
| unlawful | (law) Prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law; see illegal) |
| illegalnoun | Contrary to, forbidden, or not authorized by law, especially criminal law. |
| outlawedverb | (of an act) put beyond the limits of the law, forbidden, against the law. |
| interdictedverb | Prohibited or forbidden. |
| closed | Not available for operation, participation, interaction, etc. |
| prohibitverb | (transitive) To forbid, disallow, or proscribe officially; to make illegal or illicit. |
| violative | (US) Tending to violate; constituting a violation; of or relating to violation. |
| prohibitionnoun | A law prohibiting the manufacture or sale of alcohol. |
| restricted | Limited within bounds. |
| allowedverb | Permitted, authorized. |
| permittedverb | Allowed, authorized. |
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