- forbidden, out, prohibited, proscribed, taboo, tabu, verboten - excluded from use or mention; "forbidden fruit"; "in our house dancing and playing cards were out"; "a taboo subject"
Antonym: permissible (indirect, via impermissible)
- forbid, prohibit, interdict, proscribe, veto, disallow - command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"
--1 is one way to command, require, compel
Antonyms: permit, allow, let, countenance
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun forbidding1, noun forbiddance1, noun forbiddance2
Sam and Sue forbid the movie
- prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid - keep from happening or arising; have the effect of preventing; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something