variants
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
Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
Today, the word and its variants are ubiquitous and less taboo than ever.
—Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2026
Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026
But look, impeachment cannot be a political taboo for anybody.
—Nik Popli, Time, 10 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
Scorpio Neptune in Scorpio dives into psychological depth and taboo subjects.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
Today, the word and its variants are ubiquitous and less taboo than ever.
—Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2026
Noun
Suno entered the industry as a major taboo, a musician killer trained without permission on millions of songs from the greatest recording artists of all time, an app that only needed a prompt to make a complete song.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026
But look, impeachment cannot be a political taboo for anybody.
—Nik Popli, Time, 10 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for taboo
Adjective
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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
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Women, whether secular or religious, remain forbidden to read, write or tell stories.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The Senate bill closely mirrors a version passed by the House last month, with the Senate version expanding the prohibition of civil immigration arrests in Massachusetts courthouses to additional locations, including child care facilities and public schools.—
Tim Dunn,
Boston Herald,
1 May 2026
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And the Supreme Court limited when states can use race in redistricting, even when trying to comply with the Voting Rights Act’s prohibition against racial discrimination.—
Shauna Muckle,
Miami Herald,
1 May 2026
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But this truth is anathema in a culture where billionaires expect to live forever and encounters with disease are wars to be fought and won.—
Hannah Kerman,
STAT,
29 Apr. 2026
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But the issue isn’t if tanking is an anathema to any moral sports fan.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Apr. 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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Acidic Soil Acidic soil is another no-no for lavender, according to the experts, which is why its important to conduct a soil pH test before planting your lavender.—
Cori Sears,
The Spruce,
27 Apr. 2026
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Using it as storage for buckets and other equipment is a no-no.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Civic spending in all but eight states testifies to the fact that the Lost Cause fantasy was not an aberration or an abomination, but the reality across the country.—
Horace D. Ballard,
Artforum,
22 Apr. 2026
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While people sometimes express this view in jest, others believe the fake environment borders on a cultural abomination.—
Adam Kadlac,
The Conversation,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The clear allusion to Dubya set up his very big and important high-school vice-principal-ass pronouncement about a full embargo on goods being shipped to Mars.—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
1 May 2026
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This has seemed like a questionable investment, ever since the first OPEC embargo, as well as the Iranian revolution.—
Tom Caffery,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Apr. 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 5 May. 2026.
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