Synonyms of forbidden

forbidden 1 of 2

adjective

fər-ˈbi-dᵊn 

as in prohibited

that may not be permitted

trespassing is forbidden

Synonyms & Similar Words

• prohibited
• banned
• outlawed
• barred
• illegal
• taboo
• improper
• unauthorized
• impermissible
• proscribed
• unlawful
• unacceptable
• illicit
• verboten
• interdicted
• tabu
• inappropriate
• unbearable
• refused
• excluded
• unsuitable
• unlicensed
• prevented
• objectionable
• rejected
• unmentionable
• unendurable
• stopped
• unseemly
• illegitimate
• intolerable
• disallowed
• revoked
• ineffable
• discouraged
• suppressed
• unsanctioned
• repressed
• blocked
• precluded
• vetoed
• hindered
• disapproved
• obstructed
• shut out
• impeded
• ruled out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• permissible
• permitted
• allowable
• acceptable
• appropriate
• permissive
• legal
• lawful
• legitimate
• authorized
• okay
• licensed
• allowed
• tolerable
• approved
• accepted
• endorsed
• certified
• bearable
• OK
• endurable
• accredited
• sanctioned
• warranted
• granted
• sufferable
• mandatory
• promoted
• commanded
• supported
• required
• suitable
• encouraged
• proper
• indorsed
• ordered
• condoned
• tolerated
• vouchsafed
• accorded
• unobjectionable
• countenanced
• seemly
• brooked

forbidden

2 of 2

verb

past participle of forbid

as in banned

to order not to do or use or to be done or used

smoking is forbidden throughout the building

we forbid you to see him

Synonyms & Similar Words

• prohibited
• banned
• discouraged
• outlawed
• proscribed
• barred
• enjoined
• interdicted
• prevented
• excluded
• deterred
• precluded
• suppressed
• dissuaded
• restrained
• repressed
• disallowed
• silenced
• deprived
• quashed
• stopped
• ruled out
• debarred
• halted
• shut out
• subdued
• vetoed
• rejected
• curbed
• hindered
• inhibited
• impeded
• squelched
• blocked
• checked
• embargoed
• obstructed
• squashed
• clamped down (on)
• quelled
• put down
• crushed
• cracked down (on)
• repudiated
• snuffed (out)
• bridled
• reined (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• permitted
• allowed
• let
• approved
• suffered
• authorized
• sanctioned
• endorsed
• licensed
• encouraged
• indorsed
• warranted
• supported
• advanced
• promoted
• cultivated
• ordered
• forwarded
• commanded
• born
• abetted
• furthered
• nurtured
• nourished
• tolerated
• bade
• bid
• licenced
• endured
• bidden
• borne
• countenanced
• abided
• brooked
• abode

Examples of forbidden in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Céline Sciamma’s audacious vision transports audiences to 18th-century Brittany, a coastal world cloaked in shadows and forbidden desire. —Brittany Delay, The Mercury News, 24 July 2024

Her autobiographical practice tends to draw on life’s anxieties and forbidden desires. —Laura Newberry, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2023

The book contains the tropes romance readers love, like enemies to lovers and forbidden love (what's more forbidden than the sons of major political powers dating?), which are both major subcategories in the romance fiction genre. —Milan Polk, Men's Health, 14 Aug. 2023

The novel promises magic and forbidden love in a criminal underworld. —Katie Bowlby, Country Living, 29 July 2023