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
Calista Oetama, Sacbee.com, 16 June 2025
Her investigation reveals forbidden rituals and buried wartime secrets connected to a sealed cave, with supernatural forces closing in around her.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 May 2025
Uriel Kon
september 2, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
Synthetic data is particularly beneficial when there is a lack of real data that matches a new business case, or when compliance demands that access to production data in any form is forbidden.
—Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
Benny and the Forbidden Garden, a 28-page book conceptualized and written by high-schoolers on the Placer County Youth Commission, follows a bunny who starts school and encounters a forbidden garden lush with intoxicating flowers.
—Calista Oetama, Sacbee.com, 16 June 2025
Her investigation reveals forbidden rituals and buried wartime secrets connected to a sealed cave, with supernatural forces closing in around her.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 May 2025
Verb
In times of war, it is simply forbidden to say anything that violates the general consensus—and the consensus regarding the war is sacred and immutable.
—Uriel Kon
september 2, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
Synthetic data is particularly beneficial when there is a lack of real data that matches a new business case, or when compliance demands that access to production data in any form is forbidden.
—Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forbidden
Adjective
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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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But others reportedly continued to ignore the order, so when the deadline passed, the government banned 26 social-media platforms, including Meta’s Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
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He was banned on three occasions for biting opponents during matches.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Forbidden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forbidden. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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