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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 fȯr- adverb 1 as in terrifying causing fear a dark, forbidding house, that is reputed to be haunted -
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 -
inviting -
reassuring -
comforting -
calming -
soothing -
relaxing -
consoling -
quieting -
tranquilizing -
nonthreatening -
tranquillizing -
lulling -
pacifying -
nonintimidating See More 2 as in intimidating harsh and threatening in manner or appearance told us in a forbidding voice to stop calling him by that name -
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 -
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 See More 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. -
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 -
permission -
approval -
sanction -
allowance -
toleration -
support -
endorsement -
authorization -
license -
clearance -
indorsement -
promotion -
sufferance -
encouragement -
compliance -
licence -
obedience -
submission See More 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 -
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) -
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 -
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