as in prohibited
that may not be permitted
trespassing is forbidden
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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
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Recent Examples of forbidden
Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Interpretations of the Torah, as well as associations with the Holocaust, have led tattoos to long be considered forbidden or taboo within Judaism, though contemporary attitudes towards it have somewhat shifted.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2025
Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2025
The police department revealed parts of its chase policy in February 2024 but the disclosure left out the section about when a police chase is forbidden.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
Here’s the synopsis: The story of Dorrigo Evans, an army surgeon whose short but forbidden affair with his uncle's wife sustains and haunts him through his darkest days in a Thai-Burmese prisoner of war camp in WWII.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Interpretations of the Torah, as well as associations with the Holocaust, have led tattoos to long be considered forbidden or taboo within Judaism, though contemporary attitudes towards it have somewhat shifted.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2025
Verb
Specifically cited in the report was that training exercises at off-site properties must avoid any property damage and live fire training in buildings contracted by the county is forbidden.
—Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2025
The police department revealed parts of its chase policy in February 2024 but the disclosure left out the section about when a police chase is forbidden.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forbidden
prohibited
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There is, however, room for questions about where the line between prohibited and acceptable political involvement will fall in practice.—
BrieAnna J. Frank,
USA Today,
11 July 2025
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The list of prohibited and restricted items, as found on the CBP website, includes alcohol, biological materials, firearms, food and produce such as fruits and vegetables, soil, wildlife, fish, and gold, among other items.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Forbidden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forbidden. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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