taboo
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Synonyms for taboo
prohibition
forbidden
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- forbidden
- banned
- prohibited
- ruled out
- not allowed
- unacceptable
- outlawed
- unthinkable
- not permitted
- disapproved of
- anathema
- off limits
- frowned on
- proscribed
- beyond the pale
- unmentionable
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
Synonyms for taboo
a refusal to allow
not allowed
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Synonyms for taboo
a prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature
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an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion
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declare as sacred and forbidden
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excluded from use or mention
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