vverb.communicationcommand againstSynset:disallow forbid interdict nix prohibit proscribe veto
Examples:- I forbid you to call me late at night
- Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store
- Dad nixed our plans
Antonyms:allowpermit
Derivationally Related Form:interdictionvetoprohibitioninterdictproscriptionforbiddanceforbidding
Hypernyms:command require
Inherited Hypernyms:forbidcommandorderrequestaskrequestcommunicateconveytransfermove
Direct Hyponyms:banbarcriminalisecriminalizedebarenjoinexcludeillegaliseillegalizeoutlaw
Full Troponyms:banbarembargoenjoinoutlaw
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody to INFINITIVE | Sam and Sue --- the movie (apply to: disallow, veto, forbid, prohibit, interdict)
vverb.socialkeep from happening or arising; make impossibleSynset:forbid foreclose forestall preclude prevent
Examples:- My sense of tact forbids an honest answer
- Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project
Derivationally Related Form:preclusionpreventativeforestallingpreventive
Inherited Hypernyms:prevent
Direct Hyponyms:avertavoidbafflebilkblockblockadecrossdebardeflectembarrassfend offfoilforefendforfendfrustratehalthead offhinderinhibitkiboshmake unnecessaryobstructobviatequeersavescotchspoilstave offstopstymiestymythwartward off
Full Troponyms:bottleneckbreakcheckdashdebardisappointdisenchantembargofailfall shortfilibusterhanginhibitobstructruinsaveshipwreckshort-circuitstaystonewallstopthwartundo
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
adj satadj.allexcluded from use or mentionSynset:out prohibited proscribed taboo tabu verboten
Examples:- forbidden fruit
- in our house dancing and playing cards were out
- a taboo subject
Antonyms:permissible
Inherited Hypernyms:forbidden
Similar to:impermissible