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
Lance Eliot, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
Within the forbidden halls of Division Five, Suzie finds all the windows covered with plywood.
—Chris Klimek, Vulture, 10 July 2024
Hadeel Al-Shalchi, NPR, 27 Dec. 2024
Smiley's rural roots A half-decade has elapsed since Smiley and his five siblings were sitting in Okeechobee, Florida, during COVID-19's quarantine and being forbidden to play rap music in his already very musical and religious household.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 26 Dec. 2024
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Something else to consider is the part of the Internet that is the forbidden zone.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
Within the forbidden halls of Division Five, Suzie finds all the windows covered with plywood.
—Chris Klimek, Vulture, 10 July 2024
Verb
The two nations have fought several wars over the decades, and travel between them has been forbidden.
—Hadeel Al-Shalchi, NPR, 27 Dec. 2024
Smiley's rural roots A half-decade has elapsed since Smiley and his five siblings were sitting in Okeechobee, Florida, during COVID-19's quarantine and being forbidden to play rap music in his already very musical and religious household.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Forbidden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forbidden. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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