FORBADE Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

forbade

verb

variants also forbad

past tense of forbid

as in prohibited

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 forbade The stream rushed by, as clear and inviting as the nearby lake that their father forbade them from swimming in. —

Lizzie Johnson, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026 But then the estate realized that the decades-old settlement with the accuser forbade any party from depicting that situation for commercial purposes. —

Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2026 The International Commerce Center, designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF), was also supposed to rise even taller than its 1,588 feet, but laws forbade it from exceeding the height of the surrounding mountains. —

Nathalie Nietzsche-Knappe, Architectural Digest, 7 Apr. 2026 In 1921, Decree 77 forbade the use of African languages in the schools. —

Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026 Local news outlets reported that Blanco Vela's sentence forbade him from working as a tour guide for seven and a half years. —

Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Apr. 2026 Director Gil Junger spent half a million dollars on a shot the studio forbade him from filming. —

Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2026 Then in May, Iranian authorities stopped him at the airport, seized his passport and forbade him from leaving the country. —

Philip Marcelo, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026 One royal expert alleged that Markle requested to wear the Greville Emerald Kokoshnik Tiara, but Queen Elizabeth II forbade it. —

Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 3 Mar. 2026

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In the version now passed, if a parent appears on the DCF central register or if any member of the household was the subject of an open case, they would be prohibited from homeschooling.

— James R Mason, Hartford Courant, 12 May 2026
The Port of San Diego’s Harbor Police said the agency was not involved in the operation because it is prohibited by state law from participating in immigration enforcement and because the terminal is a federal port of entry under CBP’s jurisdiction.

— Dennis Romero, NBC news, 12 May 2026