taboos

noun

variants also tabus
plural of taboo
1
as in prohibitions

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2
as in indecencies

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for taboos
  1. prohibitions
  2. abominations
  3. proscriptions
  4. perversions
  5. inhibitions
  6. restraints
  7. restrictions
  8. constraints
Noun
  • Red-state legislatures rushed to pass stringent prohibitions.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026
  • If the rule is repealed as proposed, those prohibitions will go away.
    — Dan Peck, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of prohibitions
Noun
  • It a thematic fit, and after nearly 200 episodes, there’s no doubting this team’s ability to deliver fresh, new abominations.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 17 Aug. 2026
  • As the representative for the armed wing of a human empire, you're tasked with subduing these Lovecraftian abominations and securing a foothold for humanity on alien worlds.
    — Alan Bradley, Space.com, 5 Jan. 2026
Definition of abominations
Noun
  • There’s something disturbing about these proscriptions, which is why both Kalmey and Miola identify them as critical.
    — JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 23 Oct. 2025
Definition of proscriptions
Noun
  • But there’s more to it than gleeful perversions of genre.
    — Carolina A. Miranda, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2026
  • This garish cavalcade of perversions, which just premiered at the Berlin Film Festival, should have been shocking and transgressive; the pieces are certainly there.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 15 Feb. 2026
Definition of perversions
Noun
  • As art and its creators have shed their inhibitions in this post-Sadean world, politicians and cultural commentators have reliably lined up to condemn this total freedom of expression as being dangerous to society.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Put inhibitions aside to experience the latest episode of Doc Talk, hosted by John Ridley (12 Years a Slave, Shirley), and Matt Carey, Deadline’s senior documentary editor.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 30 June 2026
Definition of inhibitions
Noun
  • The shipping logjam at the canal continues to pile up, with the new restraints compounding prior traffic increases stemming from the disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Staff had been using full bed rails as restraints on two residents without consent, a November 2021 complaint said.
    — Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of restraints
Noun
  • Crews can practice firing procedures repeatedly while working within range restrictions that limit where live rockets can fly.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Those restrictions formally sunset in 2022, but so far only Sony has done a major deal for cinemas, acquiring all 35 Alamo Drafthouse locations in 2024.
    — Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of restrictions
Noun
  • At coarser levels, CBS detects and matches SIFT features while using epipolar constraints to estimate horizontal and vertical disparities.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The guidance could have been even higher if not for supply constraints, as the company grapples with shortages in parts like memory, which faces a global crunch due to AI buildouts.
    — Kif Leswing, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
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“Taboos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taboos. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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