forbidden
adjective
, fȯr-\
Definition of forbidden
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Synonyms & Antonyms for forbidden
Synonyms
banned, barred, impermissible, interdicted, outlawed, prohibited, proscribed, taboo (also tabu), verboten
Antonyms
allowable, permissible, permissive, sufferable
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The videos appeared to rise on the platform in much the same way as extremist political content: by making alarming claims and promising forbidden truths that kept users glued to their screens. — Amanda Taub, New York Times, "How YouTube Radicalized Brazil," 11 Aug. 2019 In many instances, prefiguring modern Jordan’s respect for diversity, artisans of old covered the forbidden floor designs with geometric or calligraphic patterns, some of which are now being lifted to reveal the originals below. — Andrew Solomon, Condé Nast Traveler, "Traveling Through Jordan’s Historic Ruins, Red Dunes, and Dead Sea," 24 July 2019 Her efforts to enter Tibet by a forbidden route several times led the governing Anglo-Indian administration to create a special file on her. — New York Times, "Overlooked No More: Gertrude Benham, Who Climbed the World One Mountain at a Time," 24 July 2019 But Alex, then 8 years old, accidentally shot his only puck into the forbidden area. — Jimmy Greenfield, chicagotribune.com, "‘Playing for the Hawks would be crazy’: Blackhawks’ Alex Vlasic hockey journey began in Wilmette and could take him all the way to the United Center," 29 June 2019 His fellow 1990s kids liked to play Snakes and Ladders, a forbidden pastime for Islamic State. — Graeme Wood, WSJ, "‘Nine Lives’ Review: Betraying al Qaeda," 31 July 2018 Deep in the hold of the incoming ship a bale of rags, invoiced as paper stock, may conceal a score of narcotics, liquor, jewelry, forbidden bird plumes, obscene books, or any one of a hundred other articles, either forbidden or heavily taxed. — Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, "Rewind: What Guarding Uncle Sam's Borders Was Like in 1925," 11 Feb. 2019 And because the internet is the home for forbidden snackers of all types, some people wanted to drink that sweet, sweet mummy broth. — Shoshana Wodinsky, The Verge, "The black mystery sarcophagus was opened, and now people want to drink its ‘bone juice’," 20 July 2018 The District’s public schools aren’t the only ones that put sunscreen on the forbidden list. — Perry Stein, Washington Post, "Council may end sunscreen ban in D.C. schools," 11 Jan. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'forbidden.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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forbidden
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