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 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 And Stanford forbade spontaneous demonstrations across much of campus. —

Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 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 Station rules forbade married couples from working together, so Allman left the media industry. —

Nick Wooten, Dallas Morning News, 27 Feb. 2026

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At one point during the discussion, Park Ridge Chief Bob Kampwirth said if the city did pass a resolution that prohibited city parking lot use, the most his officers could likely do would be to ask the federal officials to move.

— Jesse Wright, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
Bodies were sighted, but fuel that could have been easily ignited and the natural terrain hampered rescue efforts to the point where even airboats were eventually prohibited from skimming the river of grass to help.

— Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2026