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
Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
Describing the damping precisely meant accidentally allowing forbidden precision in position or momentum.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 16 Aug. 2025
Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 26 Oct. 2025
Substance abuse was forbidden, though late in her tenure Daedone was alleged to have thrown some LSD into the mix.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
In Flensburg, 'Jews forbidden' is hanging in the shop window again – in the year 2025.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
Describing the damping precisely meant accidentally allowing forbidden precision in position or momentum.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 16 Aug. 2025
Verb
Nothing out of the ordinary … except for the fact that their acting coach was forbidden from speaking to Billups, a man who is now facing prison time.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 26 Oct. 2025
Substance abuse was forbidden, though late in her tenure Daedone was alleged to have thrown some LSD into the mix.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
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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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In the wake of the seizure, Haitian authorities banned in-transit cargo through the Dominican Republic.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
7 Jan. 2026
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All dual-use items are banned from being exported to Japan for military use effective immediately, China's Ministry of Commerce said in a statement Tuesday.—
Josh Xiao Bloomberg,
Arkansas Online,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Forbidden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forbidden. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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