forbade

Meaning of forbade

verb, past tense
  1. refuse to allow (something).
    I can see why phones were forbidden

Old English forbēodan (see for-, bid2).

Information about forbade

  • It is a verb.
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Hyphenation of forbade

for-bade

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
  • forbade is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

forbade synonyms

Meaning formally forbid (something) by law, rule, or other authority:

prohibit

Meaning officially or legally prohibit (something):

ban

Meaning ban or make illegal:

outlaw

Meaning exercise a veto against (a decision or proposal):

veto

Meaning forbid, especially by law:

proscribe

Meaning refuse to declare valid:

disallow

Meaning prevent from happening; make impossible:

preclude

Meaning deny (someone) access to a place, group, or privilege:

exclude

Meaning prevent or prohibit (someone) from doing something or from going somewhere:

bar

Meaning exclude or prohibit (someone) officially from doing something:

debar

Meaning make the movement or flow in (a passage, pipe, road, etc.) difficult or impossible:

block

Meaning (of an event, action, or process) come to an end; cease to happen:

stop

Meaning prohibit or forbid (something):

interdict

Meaning instruct or urge (someone) to do something:

enjoin

Meaning prevent (someone or something) from doing something; keep under control or within limits:

restrain

forbade antonyms

Meaning officially allow (someone) to do something:

permit

Words that rhyme with forbade

bade, prebade, tribade, gambade, jobade, counterbade, overbade, unforbade, outbade, aubade

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