Synonyms for prohibited
- adjective
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Adjective
1. Forbidden — forbidden; banned; unallowed
forbidden, illegal, verboten, proscribed, illicit, impermissible, taboo, disallowed, contraband, unpermitted, out, unallowed, nonallowed, proscript, interdicted, nonlicet dated rare
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- adj. 1
Forbidden; banned; unallowed.
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Debar is said of persons, disallow of acts; one is debarred from anything when shut off, as by some irresistible authority or necessity; one is prohibited from an act in express terms; he may be debarred by silent necessity.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- illegal Do you think that handguns should be made illegal?
- forbidden Hunting game is forbidden in these tranquil woods.
- proscribed That word is proscribed by the French Academy.
- banned The school banned the students from using Tipp-ex.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| prohibited | steady | |
| illegal | steady | |
| forbidden | steady | |
| proscribed | falling | |
| verboten | rising | |
| banned | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- out1
- 5 letters
- taboo2
- 6 letters
- banned1
- 7 letters
- illegal3, illicit3
- 8 letters
- verboten3, nonlicet
- 9 letters
- forbidden3, unallowed, proscript
- 10 letters
- disallowed3, contraband3, proscribed2, nonallowed
- 11 letters
- interdicted4, unpermitted
- 13 letters
- impermissible5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (taboo2 = 2 syllables).