forbid

Meaning of forbid

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

Old English forbēodan (see for-, bid2).

Information about forbid

  • It is a verb.
  • The plural form of forbid is: forbids.
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Hyphenation of forbid

for-bid

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
  • forbid is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

forbid synonyms

Meaning prohibit:

prohibit, interdict, proscribe, veto, disallow

Meaning prevent:

prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude

Meaning officially or legally prohibit (something):

ban

Meaning ban or make illegal:

outlaw

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 instruct or urge (someone) to do something:

enjoin

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

restrain

forbid antonyms

Meaning officially allow (someone) to do something:

permit

Translation of forbid

Words that rhyme with forbid

Darbid, counterbid, herbid, overbid, underbid, verbid, Irbid, comorbid, morbid, planorbid, premorbid, reforbid, unforbid, unmorbid, multimorbid, turbid, unturbid

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