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
  • Under our system investors are protected by prospectuses, not prohibitions.
    — Drew Bernstein, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • Unfortunately, that also unleashed endless talk, not only about restaurants, but also about diets, nutrition, gastric symptoms, preferences, prohibitions and other unappetizing subjects.
    — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 27 July 2026
Definition of prohibitions
Noun
  • 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
  • The Succession Wars took a much darker turn thanks to the development of not just Battlemechs but of horrible flesh and steel monsters called abominations.
    — Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
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
  • 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
  • The little people are being menaced by a dark force—a force with power, money, and very few moral inhibitions.
    — Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 4 June 2026
Definition of inhibitions
Noun
  • The high-oil-price monster is threatening to break through its restraints.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
  • Perhaps more concerning, such restraints wouldn’t apply to foreign firms such as AstraZeneca, GlaxoSmithKline, and Novartis.
    — Craig Garthwaite, Fortune, 24 July 2026
Definition of restraints
Noun
  • Nonprofit experts told the Herald/Times earlier this year that the foundation’s actions could jeopardize its tax-exempt status because of the strict restrictions on how nonprofits can engage in politics or lobbying.
    — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
  • When devices are set up for children, parents would set the child's age, which would automatically trigger certain restrictions required by the state.
    — Ben Szalinski, CBS News, 31 July 2026
Definition of restrictions
Noun
  • Past Microsoft quarters were held back by capacity constraints that left Azure revenue on the table.
    — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 30 July 2026
  • Investors may have been weighing those positives against relatively soft numbers for services, and the continuing impact of supply constraints and memory costs.
    — Samuel Axon, ArsTechnica, 30 July 2026
Definition of constraints
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