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Detailed Synonyms for forbidding in English

forbidding:

forbidding adj

  1. forbidding
  2. forbidding
    – threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments 1
    ominous; sinister; threatening; forbidding; menacing; minacious; minatory; baleful
    – threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments 1
  3. forbidding
    – harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance 1
    grim; dour; forbidding
    – harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance 1
    • grim adj
      • a grim man loving duty more than humanity1
      • undoubtedly the grimmest part of him was his iron claw1
    • dour adj
      • a dour, self-sacrificing life1
    • forbidding adj
      • a forbidding scowl1

forbidding

  1. forbidding

forbidding [the ~] noun

  1. the forbidding
    – an official prohibition or edict against something 1
    the ban; the forbidding; the banning; the forbiddance
    – an official prohibition or edict against something 1

Related Words for "forbidding":

  • forbiddingly

Alternate Synonyms for "forbidding":


Related Definitions for "forbidding":

  1. threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments1
    • forbidding thunderclouds1
  2. harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance1
    • a forbidding scowl1
  3. an official prohibition or edict against something1

forbid:

to forbid verb (forbids, forbade, forbidding)

  1. to forbid
    to forbid; to prohibit; to ban; to veto
    • forbid verb (forbids, forbade, forbidding)
    • prohibit verb (prohibits, prohibited, prohibiting)
    • ban verb (bans, banned, banning)
    • veto verb (vetos, vetoed, vetoing)
  2. to forbid
    – command against 1
    to prohibit; to forbid; to veto; nix; disallow; interdict; proscribe
    – command against 1
    • prohibit verb (prohibits, prohibited, prohibiting)
    • forbid verb (forbids, forbade, forbidding)
      • I forbid you to call me late at night1
    • veto verb (vetos, vetoed, vetoing)
      • Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store1
    • nix verb
      • Dad nixed our plans1
    • disallow verb
    • interdict verb
    • proscribe verb
  3. to forbid
    – keep from happening or arising; make impossible 1
    to prevent; to preclude; to forbid; to forestall; foreclose
    – keep from happening or arising; make impossible 1
    • prevent verb (prevents, prevented, preventing)
    • preclude verb (precludes, precluded, precluding)
      • Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project1
    • forbid verb (forbids, forbade, forbidding)
      • My sense of tact forbids an honest answer1
    • forestall verb (forestalls, forestalled, forestalling)
    • foreclose verb

Conjugations for forbid:

present
  1. forbid
  2. forbid
  3. forbids
  4. forbid
  5. forbid
  6. forbid
simple past
  1. forbade
  2. forbade
  3. forbade
  4. forbade
  5. forbade
  6. forbade
present perfect
  1. have forbidden
  2. have forbidden
  3. has forbidden
  4. have forbidden
  5. have forbidden
  6. have forbidden
past continuous
  1. was forbidding
  2. were forbidding
  3. was forbidding
  4. were forbidding
  5. were forbidding
  6. were forbidding
future
  1. shall forbid
  2. will forbid
  3. will forbid
  4. shall forbid
  5. will forbid
  6. will forbid
continuous present
  1. am forbidding
  2. are forbidding
  3. is forbidding
  4. are forbidding
  5. are forbidding
  6. are forbidding
subjunctive
  1. be forbidden
  2. be forbidden
  3. be forbidden
  4. be forbidden
  5. be forbidden
  6. be forbidden
diverse
  1. forbid!
  2. let's forbid!
  3. forbidden
  4. forbidding
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Alternate Synonyms for "forbid":


Antonyms for "forbid":


Related Definitions for "forbid":

  1. command against1
    • I forbid you to call me late at night1
  2. keep from happening or arising; make impossible1
    • My sense of tact forbids an honest answer1