TABOO Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the word taboo. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for TABOO
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forbidden | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • excluded from use or mention | ||||||||
prohibited | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • excluded from use or mention • forbidden by law | ||||||||
proscribed | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • excluded from use or mention | ||||||||
verboten | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • excluded from use or mention | ||||||||
banned | verbv | |||||||
adjective satellite • forbidden by law | ||||||||
censored | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective • suppressed or subject to censorship | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
off-limits | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • barred to a designated group | ||||||||
outlawed | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • contrary to or forbidden by law | ||||||||
restricted | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • subject to restriction or subjected to restriction adjective satellite • restricted in meaning; (as e.g. `man' in `a tall man') • the lowest level of official classification for documents | ||||||||
untouchable | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • belongs to lowest social and ritual class in India adjective satellite • beyond the reach of criticism or attack or impeachment • impossible to assail • forbidden to the touch • (especially used in traditional Hindu belief of the lowest caste or castes) defiling • not capable of being obtained | ||||||||
disallowed | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
verb • command against | ||||||||
tabu | adjectiveadj | |||||||
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 • forbidden to profane use especially in South Pacific islands • excluded from use or mention | ||||||||
out | verb, adverb, nounv, adv, n | |||||||
adjective • not allowed to continue to bat or run noun • (baseball) a failure by a batter or runner to reach a base safely in baseball adverb • away from home • moving or appearing to move away from a place, especially one that is enclosed or hidden • from one's possession adjective satellite • being out or having grown cold • not worth considering as a possibility • out of power; especially having been unsuccessful in an election • excluded from use or mention • directed outward or serving to direct something outward • no longer fashionable • outside or external • outer or outlying • knocked unconscious by a heavy blow verb • to state openly and publicly one's homosexuality • reveal (something) about somebody's identity or lifestyle • be made known; be disclosed or revealed |