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
  • These prohibitions include drag, burlesque and karaoke events.
    — Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 14 July 2026
  • Trump in his current term has used proclamations to lift commercial fishing prohibitions within expansive marine monuments in areas of the Pacific Ocean and in the Atlantic Ocean off the New England coast.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 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
  • Proper restraints prevent falls from the table, one of the most common grooming injuries.
    — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 13 July 2026
  • At the time, the inmate was wearing leg restraints and was being monitored by a deputy.
    — Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 13 July 2026
Definition of restraints
Noun
  • Any restrictions on player registration would not apply to the Premier League, but UEFA does have the power to limit whom Newcastle can name in a ‘List A’ squad for European competitions.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 18 July 2026
  • Another issue is the characterization of the country’s Citizenship by Investment Program, which the White House cited in justifying the travel restrictions.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026
Definition of restrictions
Noun
  • For countries with extensive coastlines and limited enforcement resources, this model has always faced practical constraints.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 16 July 2026
  • Memory has become one of the biggest constraints and costs across consumer electronics and AI servers.
    — MacKenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 14 July 2026
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