as in forbidden
that may not be permitted
In soccer, using your hands is verboten.
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Recent Examples of verboten
Mentioning competitors or their films directly is verboten when campaigning.
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Nicole Sperling, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2023
If not for the 2022 playoffs, Strasburg's name may very well be verboten in Houston.
—Michael Shapiro, Chron, 27 Jan. 2023
Workplace romances are verboten, so Emily and Luke have to keep their relationship, not to mention their recent engagement, on the down-low.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Jan. 2023
If foreign accents were tolerated, regional accents were verboten.
—Jordan Riefe, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2022
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Nicole Sperling, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2023
If not for the 2022 playoffs, Strasburg's name may very well be verboten in Houston.
—Michael Shapiro, Chron, 27 Jan. 2023
Workplace romances are verboten, so Emily and Luke have to keep their relationship, not to mention their recent engagement, on the down-low.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Jan. 2023
If foreign accents were tolerated, regional accents were verboten.
—Jordan Riefe, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for verboten
Adjective
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Describing the damping precisely meant accidentally allowing forbidden precision in position or momentum.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Aug. 2025
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Anthropic has introduced weekly rate limits for its Claude chatbot focused on curbing excessive—and forbidden—usage of Claude Code.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
29 July 2025
Adjective
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There is, however, room for questions about where the line between prohibited and acceptable political involvement will fall in practice.—
BrieAnna J. Frank,
USA Today,
11 July 2025
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The list of prohibited and restricted items, as found on the CBP website, includes alcohol, biological materials, firearms, food and produce such as fruits and vegetables, soil, wildlife, fish, and gold, among other items.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Verboten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/verboten. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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