- 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)
- taboo, tabu - forbidden to profane use especially in South Pacific islands
Antonym: profane (indirect, via sacred)
- taboo, tabu - a prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature
--1 is a kind of bias, prejudice, preconception
Derived form: verb taboo1 - taboo, tabu - an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion
--2 is a kind of inhibition
Derived form: verb taboo1
- taboo - declare as sacred and forbidden
--1 is one way to restrict
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun taboo2, noun taboo1
Somebody ----s something