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Synonyms for verboten

  • adjective

Most common

banned prohibited forbidden taboo

All synonyms

Adjective

forbidden, prohibited, taboo, banned, illegal, proscribed, disallowed, out, illicit, unallowed, impermissible, interdicted

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    (Strictly) forbidden or prohibited.

Example sentences

  • banned The school banned the students from using Tipp-ex.
  • prohibited An accident prohibited his attending the ceremony.
  • forbidden Hunting game is forbidden in these tranquil woods.
  • taboo That subject is taboo. We do not speak about it.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
verbotenrising
bannedrising
prohibitedsteady
forbiddensteady
taboorising

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
9 letters
forbidden3, unallowed
10 letters
prohibited4, disallowed3, proscribed2
11 letters
interdicted4
13 letters
impermissible5

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (taboo2 = 2 syllables).