forbidden

Meaning of forbidden

adjective
  1. not allowed; banned.
    a list of forbidden books
  2. denoting or involving a transition between two quantum-mechanical states that does not conform to some selection rule, especially for electric dipole radiation.
verb, past participle
  1. refuse to allow (something).
    I can see why phones were forbidden

Old English forbēodan (see for-, bid2).

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Hyphenation of forbidden

for-bid-den

  • It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
  • forbidden is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

forbidden synonyms

Meaning out:

out, prohibited, proscribed, taboo, tabu, verboten

Meaning officially or legally prohibit (something):

banned, ban

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

debarred, debar

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

vetoed, veto

Meaning refuse to declare valid:

disallowed, disallow

Meaning not permitted or allowed:

impermissible

Meaning not having official permission or approval:

unauthorized

Meaning not sanctioned:

unsanctioned

Meaning made illegal; banned:

outlawed

Meaning contrary to or forbidden by law, especially criminal law:

illegal

Meaning not conforming to, permitted by, or recognized by law or rules:

unlawful

Meaning forbidden by law, rules, or custom:

illicit

Meaning not authorized by the law; not in accordance with accepted standards or rules:

illegitimate

Meaning relating to crime:

criminal

Meaning prohibit or forbid (something):

interdicted, interdict

Meaning forbidden or proscribed by Islamic law:

haram

Meaning forbidden; taboo:

tapu

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

prohibit

Meaning ban or make illegal:

outlaw

Meaning forbid, especially by law:

proscribe

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 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

forbidden antonyms

Meaning officially allow (someone) to do something:

permitted, permit

Meaning relating to the law:

legal

Translation of forbidden

Words that rhyme with forbidden

Fadden, Hadden, Madden, McFadden, McSpadden, bemadden, engladden, gladden, hadden, madden, pregladden, regladden, sadden, ungladden, unsadden, dispredden, ledden, outredden, redden, spredden, Glidden, Idden, abidden, backslidden, bedridden, bestridden, bidden, chidden, childridden, clubridden, counterbidden, fadridden, hagridden, hidden, houseridden, joyridden, landslidden, midden, muckmidden, outbidden, outchidden, outridden, outstridden, overbidden, overchidden, overidden, overridden, overslidden, overstridden, prebidden

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