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
  • If the rule is repealed as proposed, those prohibitions will go away.
    — Dan Peck, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Immanuel Kant, who had taught and written there, remained the oracle of a previous generation, and his ideas still fertilized argument, creating an atmosphere dense with permissions and prohibitions.
    — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 17 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 employees weren’t wearing hair restraints, some dry foods weren’t labeled and there was a flea infestation underneath the mop sink.
    — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The two children did not have safety restraints at the time of the crash, the crash log said.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of restraints
Noun
  • Amid concerns of a further reduction in precipitation and runoff, the canal operator has already imposed multiple draft restrictions for larger Neopanamax vessels to limit the amount of freight carried through the channel.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • For bookmakers, the restrictions could therefore require a change in strategy rather than an exit from football.
    — Tom Chitty, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of restrictions
Noun
  • This is the point where optimization engines and AI recommendations must interact with real people making real operational decisions under real-world constraints.
    — George Ninikas, Footwear News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • But whether the technology behind the spectacle can scale commercially, with AI and software constraints unresolved, remains the question hanging over the stock.
    — Anniek Bao,Jenni Reid,Jenny Lee, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2026
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