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FORBIDDEN Synonyms

There are 20 synonyms of the word forbidden. (exact relations)
There are 2 hypernyms of the word forbidden. (close relations)
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prohibited
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• excluded from use or mention

• forbidden by law

banned
verbv
adjective satellite

• forbidden by law

barred
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective satellite

• preventing entry or exit or a course of action

• marked with stripes or bands

illegal
adjectiveadj
adjective

• prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules

illicit
adjectiveadj
adjective

• contrary to accepted morality (especially sexual morality) or convention

adjective satellite

• contrary to or forbidden by law

outlawed
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• contrary to or forbidden by law

taboo
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• a prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature

• an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion

adjective satellite

• excluded from use or mention

• forbidden to profane use especially in South Pacific islands

verb

• declare as sacred and forbidden

unallowed
adjectiveadj
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disallow
verbv
verb

• command against

prohibit
verbv
verb

• command against

verboten
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• excluded from use or mention

veto
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a vote that blocks a decision

• the power or right to prohibit or reject a proposed or intended act (especially the power of a chief executive to reject a bill passed by the legislature)

verb

• vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent

• command against

ban
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a decree that prohibits something

• a bachelor's degree in nursing

• 100 bani equal 1 leu in Moldova

• 100 bani equal 1 leu in Romania

• an official prohibition or edict against something

• a logarithmic unit which measures information or entropy, based on base 10 logarithms and powers of 10.

verb

• forbid the public distribution of (a movie or a newspaper)

• prohibit especially by legal means or social pressure

• ban from a place of residence, as for punishment

• expel from a community or group

foreclose
verbv
verb

• keep from happening or arising; make impossible

• subject to foreclosing procedures; take away the right of mortgagors to redeem their mortgage

forestall
verbv
verb

• keep from happening or arising; make impossible

• act in advance of; deal with ahead of time

interdict
verbv
noun

• an ecclesiastical censure by the Roman Catholic Church withdrawing certain sacraments and Christian burial from a person or all persons in a particular district

• a court order prohibiting a party from doing a certain activity

verb

• destroy by firepower, such as an enemy's line of communication

• command against

nix
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a quantity of no importance; thing (object:), singular, negative pronoun; pronoun, thing, singular; quantifier: negative existential

verb

• command against

preclude
verbv
verb

• keep from happening or arising; make impossible

• make impossible, especially beforehand

prevent
verbv
verb

• keep from happening or arising; make impossible

• stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state

proscribe
verbv
verb

• command against

Best Hypernyms For FORBIDDEN

Here is a list of related hypernyms for forbidden, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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command require

Alternatives for PROHIBITED

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