Synonyms of taboo

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noun

variants also tabu

1

as in prohibition

Synonyms & Similar Words

• prohibition
• no-no
• embargo
• restriction
• ban
• veto
• suppression
• limitation
• repression
• inhibition
• deterrent
• proscription
• prevention
• constraint
• discouragement
• restraint
• refusal
• objection
• interdiction
• interdict
• protest
• denial
• negation
• injunction
• commandment
• mandate
• rejection
• warning
• caveat
• decree
• disallowance
• edict
• dictate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• tolerance
• consent
• prescription
• sanction
• toleration
• permission
• permitting
• licensing
• allowance
• okay
• allowing
• license
• letting
• approval
• clearance
• granting
• leave
• licence
• authorization
• support
• promotion
• OK
• blessing
• endorsement
• approbation
• agreement
• compliance
• sufferance
• sanctioning
• encouragement
• indorsement
• enabling
• facilitation
• submission
• licencing
• obedience
• imprimatur
• acquiescence
• assent
• accession

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as in anathema

Synonyms & Similar Words

• anathema
• abomination
• perversion
• degeneracy
• indecency
• corruption
• scurrility
• depravity
• debauchery
• canker
• squalor
• decay
• rot
• cancer
• scurrilousness
• pervertedness
• deviltry
• malefaction
• evil
• satanism
• diabolism
• vileness
• sinfulness
• bad
• devilry
• immorality
• badness
• wickedness
• heinousness
• fiendishness
• evilness
• darkness
• enormity
• wrong
• atrocity
• villainy
• devilishness
• ill
• iniquity
• sin
• iniquitousness
• depravedness
• balefulness
• evildoing
• atrociousness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• right
• morality
• virtue
• good
• decency
• honesty
• integrity
• goodness
• rectitude
• righteousness
• probity
• uprightness
• virtuousness

taboo

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adjective

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• forbidden
• prohibited
• unacceptable
• inappropriate
• illegal
• outlawed
• impermissible
• proscribed
• verboten
• barred
• banned
• improper
• unmentionable
• unlawful
• interdicted
• unbearable
• illicit
• objectionable
• unsuitable
• unseemly
• unendurable
• unauthorized
• intolerable
• ineffable
• refused
• rejected
• unlicensed
• excluded
• repressed
• illegitimate
• disallowed
• stopped
• prevented
• suppressed
• revoked
• vetoed
• discouraged
• precluded
• unsanctioned
• blocked
• shut out
• disapproved
• hindered
• ruled out
• obstructed
• impeded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• permissible
• acceptable
• allowable
• legal
• appropriate
• permissive
• permitted
• legitimate
• okay
• lawful
• tolerable
• bearable
• accepted
• endurable
• OK
• endorsed
• authorized
• approved
• licensed
• certified
• allowed
• sanctioned
• accredited
• warranted
• mandatory
• sufferable
• granted
• suitable
• promoted
• commanded
• proper
• supported
• required
• encouraged
• condoned
• unobjectionable
• indorsed
• tolerated
• countenanced
• accorded
• seemly
• ordered
• vouchsafed
• brooked