Need another word that means the same as “forbidden”? Find 11 synonyms and 30 related words for “forbidden” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Forbidden” are: out, prohibited, proscribed, taboo, tabu, verboten, banned, impermissible, not acceptable, unauthorized, unsanctioned
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “forbidden” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| banned | Forbidden by law. |
| impermissible | Not permitted. Impermissible behavior. |
| not acceptable | Judged to be in conformity with approved usage. |
| out | Outside or external. The out islands. |
| prohibited | Forbidden by law. They had deliberately fed prohibited material to their herd. |
| proscribed | Excluded from use or mention. |
| taboo | Prohibited or restricted by social custom. The burial ground was seen as a taboo place. |
| tabu | Excluded from use or mention. |
| unauthorized | Not endowed with authority. An unauthorized strike. |
| unsanctioned | Without explicit official permission. A series of unsanctioned rallies against high local unemployment. |
| verboten | Excluded from use or mention. Bank fishing is verboten on Strathbeg. |
| abstinent | A person who refrains from drinking intoxicating beverages. The patients are best advised to be totally abstinent from alcohol. |
| ban | 100 bani equal 1 leu in Moldova. A proposed ban on cigarette advertising. |
| banned | Forbidden by law. |
| bleak | (of the weather) cold and miserable. The future looks bleak. |
| contraband | Goods whose importation or exportation or possession is prohibited by law. The salt trade and contraband in it were very active in the town. |
| dejected | Affected or marked by low spirits. Is dejected but trying to look cheerful. |
| despondent | In low spirits from loss of hope or courage. Despondent about his failure. |
| disallow | Command against. He was offside and the goal was disallowed. |
| discouraged | Made less hopeful or enthusiastic. He must be feeling pretty discouraged. |
| forbid | (of a circumstance or quality) make (something) impossible; prevent. The cliffs forbid any easy turning movement. |
| illegalize | Declare illegal; outlaw. |
| impermissible | Not allowable. Their refusal to discuss the issue is impermissible. |
| importation | Commodities (goods or services) bought from a foreign country. The government takes a tough stance on illegal drug importation. |
| inadmissible | Not deserving to be admitted. An inadmissible interference in the affairs of the Church. |
| inhibition | The conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires. The inhibition of the heart by the vagus nerve. |
| interdict | Impede (an enemy force), especially by bombing lines of communication or supply. Army efforts to interdict enemy supply shipments. |
| interdiction | The action of intercepting and preventing the movement of a prohibited commodity or person. Battlefield air interdiction. |
| intolerable | Unable to be endured. An intolerable degree of sentimentality. |
| pessimistic | Expecting the worst possible outcome. He was pessimistic about the prospects. |
| prohibit | Command against. All ivory trafficking between nations is prohibited. |
| prohibition | A law or regulation forbidding something. Prohibitions on insider dealing. |
| prohibitionist | A reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages. |
| prohibitory | Tending to discourage (especially of prices. |
| proscribe | Denounce or condemn. A plaque on which were the names of proscribed traitors. |
| proscription | The action of forbidding something; banning. He plays a the priest whose moral proscriptions lead only to catastrophe. |
| taboo | Place under a taboo. Many taboos have developed around physical exposure. |
| unauthorized | Not having official permission or approval. Unauthorized access to the computer system. |
| unbearable | Not able to be endured or tolerated. The heat was getting unbearable. |
| unendurable | Incapable of being put up with. Cries of unendurable suffering. |
| unlawful | Not conforming to, permitted by, or recognized by law or rules. Unlawful hunters. |
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