Synonyms of the word taboo


TABOOBIAS - FORBIDDEN - IMPERMISSIBLE - INHIBITION - OUT - PRECONCEPTION - PREJUDICE - PROHIBITED - PROSCRIBED - RESTRICT - SACRED - TABU - VERBOTEN

taboo

  • n. An inhibition or ban that results from social custom or emotional aversion.
  • n. (in Polynesia) Something which may not be used, approached or mentioned because it is sacred.
  • adj. Excluded or forbidden from use, approach or mention.
  • adj. Culturally forbidden.
  • v. To mark as taboo.
  • v. To ban.
  • v. To avoid.

bias

  • n. (countable, uncountable) inclination towards something; predisposition, partiality, prejudice, preference,…
  • n. (countable, textiles) the diagonal line between warp and weft in a woven fabric.
  • n. (countable, textiles) A wedge-shaped piece of cloth taken out of a garment (such as the waist of a dress)…
  • n. (electronics) a voltage or current applied for example to a transistor electrode.
  • n. (statistics) the difference between the expectation of the sample estimator and the true population value,…
  • n. (sports) In the game of crown green bowls: a weight added to one side of a bowl so that as it rolls, it…
  • n. (fandom slang) A person's favourite member of a K-pop band.
  • v. (transitive) To place bias upon; to influence.
  • adj. Inclined to one side; swelled on one side.
  • adj. Cut slanting or diagonally, as cloth.
  • adv. In a slanting manner; crosswise; obliquely; diagonally.

forbidden

  • adj. not allowed.
  • v. past participle of forbid.

impermissible

  • adj. Not permissible; not to be permitted or allowed.

inhibition

  • n. The act of inhibiting.
  • n. (psychology) A personal feeling of fear or embarrassment that stops one behaving naturally.
  • n. (chemistry) The process of stopping or retarding a chemical reaction.

out

  • adv. Away from home or one's usual place, or not indoors.
  • adv. (of the sun, moon, stars, etc.) Visible in the sky; not covered by clouds, fog, etc.
  • adv. Away from; at a distance.
  • adv. Away from the inside or the centre.
  • adv. Into a state of non-operation; into non-existence.
  • adv. To the end; completely.
  • adv. Used to intensify or emphasize.
  • adv. (cricket, baseball) Of a player, disqualified from playing further by some action of a member of the opposing…
  • adv. (procedure word, military) A radio procedure word meaning that the station is finished with its transmission…
  • prep. (nonstandard, contraction of out of) Away from the inside.
  • prep. (colloquial) outside.
  • n. A means of exit, escape, reprieve, etc.
  • n. (baseball) A state in which a member of the batting team is removed from play due to the application of…
  • n. (cricket) A dismissal; a state in which a member of the batting team finishes his turn at bat, due to…
  • n. (poker) A card which can make a hand a winner.
  • n. (dated) A trip out; an outing.
  • n. (chiefly in the plural) One who, or that which, is out; especially, one who is out of office.
  • n. A place or space outside of something; a nook or corner; an angle projecting outward; an open space.
  • n. (printing, dated) A word or words omitted by the compositor in setting up copy; an omission.
  • v. (transitive) To eject; to expel.
  • v. (transitive) To reveal (a person) to be gay, bisexual, or transgender.
  • v. (transitive) To reveal (a person or organization) as having a certain secret, such as a being a secret…
  • v. (transitive) To reveal (a secret).
  • v. (intransitive, archaic) To come or go out; to get out or away; to become public.
  • v. To become apparent.
  • adj. (obsolete) Of a young lady: having entered society and available to be courted.
  • adj. Released, available for purchase, download or other use.
  • adj. (cricket, baseball) Of a batter or batsman: having caused an out called on himself while batting under…
  • adj. Openly acknowledging that one is gay or transgender.

preconception

  • n. An opinion formed before obtaining adequate evidence, especially as the result of bias or prejudice.
  • n. A prejudice that prevents rational consideration of an issue.

prejudice

  • n. (countable) An adverse judgment or opinion formed beforehand or without knowledge of the facts.
  • n. (countable) Any preconceived opinion or feeling, whether positive or negative.
  • n. (countable) An irrational hostile attitude, fear or hatred towards a particular group, race or religion.
  • n. (obsolete) Knowledge formed in advance; foresight, presaging.
  • n. (obsolete) Mischief; hurt; damage; injury; detriment.
  • v. (transitive) To have a negative impact on someone's position, chances etc.
  • v. (transitive) To cause prejudice.

prohibited

  • adj. Forbidden; unallowed.
  • v. simple past tense and past participle of prohibit.

proscribed

  • v. simple past tense and past participle of proscribe.

restrict

  • v. To restrain within boundaries; to limit; to confine.
  • v. (specifically, mathematics) To consider (a function) as defined on a subset of its original domain.
  • adj. (obsolete) Restricted.

sacred

  • adj. Characterized by solemn religious ceremony or religious use, especially, in a positive sense; consecrated;…
  • adj. Religious; relating to religion, or to the services of religion; not secular.
  • adj. Spiritual; concerned with metaphysics.
  • adj. Designated or exalted by a divine sanction; possessing the highest title to obedience, honor, reverence,…
  • adj. Not to be profaned or violated; inviolable.
  • adj. (followed by the preposition "to") Consecrated; dedicated; devoted.
  • adj. (archaic) Solemnly devoted, in a bad sense, as to evil, vengeance, curse, or the like; accursed; baleful.
  • v. simple past tense and past participle of sacre.

tabu

  • n. Alternative spelling of taboo.
  • v. Alternative spelling of taboo.

verboten

  • adj. forbidden, prohibited.

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