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- DictionaryFor·bid·den/fərˈbid(ə)n/
adjective
- 1. not allowed; banned: "a list of forbidden books"
The meaning of FORBIDDEN is not permitted or allowed. How to use forbidden in a sentence.
Synonyms for FORBIDDEN: prohibited, banned, outlawed, barred, illegal, taboo, improper, unauthorized; Antonyms of FORBIDDEN: permissible, permitted, allowable, acceptable, appropriate, permissive, legal, lawful.
forbidden. adjective. uk / fəˈbɪd. ə n / us / fɚˈbɪd. ə n /. Add to word list. B1. not allowed, especially by law: Smoking is forbidden in the cinema. Fewer examples. The use of cameras in this museum is strictly forbidden.
Find 1,647 synonyms for forbidden and other similar words that you can use instead based on 5 separate contexts from our thesaurus.
When something is forbidden, it's not allowed. You were forbidden to use your father's computer but you did it anyway — and that's why you're grounded. You may recognize the phrase "forbidden fruit," which refers to a famous Bible story about Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden.
adjective. not permitted by order or law. physics involving a change in quantum numbers that is not permitted by certain rules derived from quantum mechanics, esp rules for changes in the electrical dipole moment of the system.
a thing that is not allowed and that therefore seems very attractive. Well, you know what they say— forbidden fruit tastes sweetest. Definition of forbidden adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definition of forbidden adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
adjective. These are words and phrases related to forbidden. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of forbidden. The trail was forbidden to us. Synonyms. outlawed. off limits. banned. closed down. closed up. prohibited. proscribed. taboo. refused. verboten. vetoed. contraband.
Forbidden is used to describe things that people strongly disapprove of or feel guilty about, and that are not often mentioned or talked about. The war was a forbidden subject. People sometimes fantasize as a substitute for acting out forbidden desires.
