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单词 forbidding
释义

forbidding

adjective

for·​bid·​ding fər-ˈbi-diŋ How to pronounce forbidding (audio)
fȯr-
1
: such as to make approach or passage difficult or impossible
forbidding walls
2
: disagreeable, repellent
a forbidding task
3
: grim, menacing
a dark forbidding sky
forbiddingly
fər-ˈbi-diŋ-lē How to pronounce forbidding (audio)
fȯr-
adverb

Synonyms

  • alarming
  • dire
  • direful
  • dread
  • dreadful
  • fearful
  • fearsome
  • formidable
  • frightening
  • frightful
  • ghastly
  • hair-raising
  • horrendous
  • horrible
  • horrifying
  • intimidating
  • redoubtable
  • scary
  • shocking
  • spine-chilling
  • terrible
  • terrifying
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Example Sentences

a harsh and forbidding landscape a dark, forbidding house, that is reputed to be haunted
Recent Examples on the Web The East Village streets during the pandemic became forbidding places at 2 o’clock in the morning, when the puppy needed a walk. John Leland, BostonGlobe.com, 21 May 2022 Yet the most forbidding aspect of the movie isn’t any of those squeamish occurrences. Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 23 May 2022 The East Village streets during the pandemic became forbidding places at 2 o’clock in the morning, when the puppy needed a walk. John Leland, BostonGlobe.com, 21 May 2022 And her absence at St. Paul’s, while not a surprise given the forbidding logistics, was a letdown. Mark Landler, New York Times, 4 June 2022 And her absence at St. Paul’s, while not a surprise given the forbidding logistics, was a letdown. Mark Landler, BostonGlobe.com, 4 June 2022 The Arcane event took place in a forbidding Victorian-style former factory in South Los Angeles, turning it into a steampunk recreation of the anime series inspired by characters in Riot Games’ League of Legends. David Bloom, Forbes, 26 May 2022 The East Village streets during the pandemic became forbidding places at 2 o’clock in the morning, when the puppy needed a walk. John Leland, BostonGlobe.com, 21 May 2022 The East Village streets during the pandemic became forbidding places at 2 o’clock in the morning, when the puppy needed a walk. New York Times, 19 May 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1599, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

forbidding

adjective

for·​bid·​ding
fər-ˈbi-diŋ
: tending to frighten or discourage
a forbidding old house

forbidding 1 of 3

adjective

1
as in terrifying
causing fear a dark, forbidding house, that is reputed to be haunted

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • terrifying
  • intimidating
  • frightening
  • formidable
  • scary
  • horrible
  • terrible
  • fearful
  • dread
  • trying
  • alarming
  • threatening
  • shocking
  • horrifying
  • eerie
  • creepy
  • discouraging
  • startling
  • dreadful
  • ghastly
  • fearsome
  • troubling
  • frightful
  • disturbing
  • eery
  • unnerving
  • horrendous
  • gruesome
  • dire
  • redoubtable
  • disconcerting
  • daunting
  • spine-chilling
  • direful
  • perturbing
  • hair-raising
  • disquieting
  • demoralizing
  • hideous
  • weird
  • distressing
  • dismaying
  • horrid
  • appalling
  • nightmarish
  • grisly
  • monstrous
  • macabre
  • awful
  • bone-chilling
  • atrocious
  • grewsome

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • inviting
  • reassuring
  • comforting
  • calming
  • soothing
  • relaxing
  • consoling
  • quieting
  • tranquilizing
  • nonthreatening
  • tranquillizing
  • lulling
  • pacifying
  • nonintimidating
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2
as in intimidating
harsh and threatening in manner or appearance told us in a forbidding voice to stop calling him by that name

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • intimidating
  • gruff
  • stern
  • fierce
  • hostile
  • grim
  • rugged
  • bleak
  • lowering
  • severe
  • stark
  • austere
  • dour
  • ungentle
  • rough
  • dark
  • louring
  • cold
  • flinty
  • inhospitable
  • steely
  • hardened
  • somber
  • stubborn
  • unfriendly
  • inimical
  • intent
  • moody
  • black
  • solemn
  • adamant
  • resolute
  • bound
  • unsympathetic
  • determined
  • rigid
  • obstinate
  • uncompromising
  • implacable
  • inflexible
  • unflinching
  • unbending
  • stiff
  • cheerless
  • unyielding
  • steadfast
  • unrelenting
  • willful
  • obdurate
  • purposeful
  • immovable
  • hard
  • resolved
  • gloomy
  • unchangeable
  • set
  • joyless
  • mulish
  • sullen
  • surly
  • serious
  • firm
  • brooding
  • immutable
  • unsmiling
  • fixed
  • melancholy
  • wilful
  • morose
  • staid
  • glum
  • humorless
  • sulky
  • melancholic
  • grave
  • hardheaded
  • ironhanded
  • self-willed
  • sombre
  • weighty
  • sober
  • sobersided

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • gentle
  • mild
  • benign
  • easy
  • bland
  • soft
  • soothing
  • tender
  • benignant
  • mellow
  • quiet
  • meek
  • inviting
  • pleasant
  • agreeable
  • nonintimidating
  • tranquil
  • sweet
  • pleasing
  • cheerful
  • bright
  • happy
  • glad
  • merry
  • silly
  • sunny
  • frivolous
  • playful
  • mirthful
  • lighthearted
  • goofy
  • giddy
  • harebrained
  • flighty
  • scatterbrained
  • featherbrained
  • light-headed
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forbidding

2 of 3

noun

as in prohibiting
the act of ordering that something not be done or used the landlord's forbidding of loud music after 10:00 p.m.

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • prohibiting
  • prohibition
  • banning
  • enjoining
  • barring
  • outlawing
  • proscribing
  • proscription
  • interdiction
  • interdicting
  • suppression
  • charging
  • decreeing
  • instruction
  • bidding
  • dictation
  • dissuading
  • direction
  • discouragement
  • repression
  • coercion
  • deterrence
  • compulsion
  • constraint
  • force

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • permission
  • approval
  • sanction
  • allowance
  • toleration
  • support
  • endorsement
  • authorization
  • license
  • clearance
  • indorsement
  • promotion
  • sufferance
  • encouragement
  • compliance
  • licence
  • obedience
  • submission
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forbidding

3 of 3

verb

present participle of forbid
as in banning
to order not to do or use or to be done or used smoking is forbidden throughout the building we forbid you to see him

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • prohibiting
  • banning
  • outlawing
  • discouraging
  • preventing
  • proscribing
  • enjoining
  • barring
  • halting
  • stopping
  • excluding
  • interdicting
  • precluding
  • restraining
  • deterring
  • dissuading
  • curbing
  • quashing
  • blocking
  • disallowing
  • repressing
  • suppressing
  • squelching
  • rejecting
  • silencing
  • debarring
  • vetoing
  • impeding
  • depriving
  • subduing
  • quelling
  • squashing
  • hindering
  • inhibiting
  • obstructing
  • embargoing
  • shutting out
  • repudiating
  • checking
  • bridling
  • ruling out
  • crushing
  • cracking down (on)
  • clamping down (on)
  • putting down
  • snuffing (out)
  • reining (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • permitting
  • allowing
  • letting
  • approving
  • authorizing
  • endorsing
  • sanctioning
  • suffering
  • encouraging
  • supporting
  • promoting
  • indorsing
  • advancing
  • warranting
  • commanding
  • furthering
  • licensing
  • ordering
  • abetting
  • cultivating
  • forwarding
  • nurturing
  • nourishing
  • tolerating
  • enduring
  • bearing
  • bidding
  • abiding
  • countenancing
  • licencing
  • brooking
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