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also tabu
as in forbidden
that may not be permitted
asking a guest how much money he or she makes is strictly taboo because it's a rude question to ask a stranger
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also tabu
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as in prohibition
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as in anathema
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Recent Examples of taboo
Julie Beck, The Atlantic, 12 May 2026
Now, pregnancy is becoming less taboo for top athletes.
—Tina Sturdevant, New York Times, 10 May 2026
Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 12 May 2026
Our team had intimate conversations with ChatGPT, regarded as taboo, which unlocked the insight that people want to be fully seen without being judged or penalized.
—Sarah Davanzo, Rolling Stone, 11 May 2026
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Adjective
Although Survivor was an individual game from the start, loyalty played a prominent role in early seasons, when betraying a close ally was considered somewhat taboo.
—Julie Beck, The Atlantic, 12 May 2026
Now, pregnancy is becoming less taboo for top athletes.
—Tina Sturdevant, New York Times, 10 May 2026
Noun
The Chris Brown taboo has been lifted.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 12 May 2026
Our team had intimate conversations with ChatGPT, regarded as taboo, which unlocked the insight that people want to be fully seen without being judged or penalized.
—Sarah Davanzo, Rolling Stone, 11 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for taboo
Adjective
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In a discussion that Padilla started about a secret Groundlings show for gross-out comedy, Palmer summoned the ancient name of one of the forbidden Millennial texts.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
29 May 2026
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Less than an hour’s drive from the holiday markets, on the way to Salla and its forbidden frontier, hundreds of Finnish soldiers are training to repel any future Russian invasion.—
Liam Denning,
Bloomberg,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The Treasury Department has asserted that those special coins fall outside the prohibition on living presidents appearing on money.—
Bill Barrow,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
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But commemorative coins are exempt from the prohibition.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
28 May 2026
Noun
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Each of those individually is probably anathema to some Ferrari fans, never mind all three together.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
26 May 2026
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And that was anathema to the march of the dictatorships in the 20th century.—
Julian Sancton,
HollywoodReporter,
25 May 2026
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
Noun
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The Angels were able to break up the no-no in the bottom of the ninth when Adam Frazier singled.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
19 May 2026
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Like chocolate, products that contain caffeine are a big no-no for animals of all sorts.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 May 2026
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But Spotify appears to not have expected the intense reaction from many of its users about the sudden appearance of the disco ball — with many slamming it as a visual abomination.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
18 May 2026
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No respectable woman would permit such an abomination.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
12 May 2026
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The statement opened by warning that worsening hardships on the island are affecting Caribbean nationals studying and living there, and are being exacerbated by the United States’ decades-long embargo.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
27 May 2026
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With the official information still under embargo, Pochettino obviously has yet to explain the selections publicly.—
Ian Nicholas Quillen,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2026
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More broadly, this same chain of logic turns the Voting Rights Act into a zombie law, a perversion of its intended purpose that now mostly protects white Americans from any attempts to break their disproportionate control of voting machinery.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
2 May 2026
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The Fair Districts law is a partisan perversion walking around in a phony non-partisan trenchcoat.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Taboo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taboo. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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