What is another word for forbid?
Pronunciation:
[ fəbˈɪd], [ fəbˈɪd], [ f_ə_b_ˈɪ_d]
Related words: dissing, diss, not interested, dislike, rude message, telling off, banning, not allowed
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Similar words for forbid:
- forbid (noun)
- other relevant words (noun)
- bar (verb)
- command (verb)
- debar (verb)
- demand (verb)
- deny (verb)
- disallow (verb)
- exclude (verb)
- frustrate (verb)
- inhibit (verb)
- interdict (verb)
- kill (verb)
- outlaw (verb)
- prevent (verb)
- prohibit (verb)
- proscribe (verb)
- rule out (verb)
- veto (verb)
- warn (verb)
- other synonyms
- command
- deny
- impede
- kill
- other relevant words
- prohibit
- rule out
- stave
- warn
Synonyms for Forbid:
n.
• forbid (noun) • Other relevant words: (noun)v.
• bar (verb)- ex-cept,
- re strain,
- froze out,
- dis courage,
- inter fere,
- dis courages,
- dis-courage,
- re fuses,
- dis countenances,
- over-riding,
- dis countenanced,
- dis countenancing,
- re-strain,
- dis-courages,
- inter-fere,
- inter-feres,
- re-fuse,
- freezes out,
- re fusing,
- over rides,
- over riding,
- re strained,
- re straining,
- re fused,
- dis-countenance,
- dis-countenances,
- re-fused,
- dis countenance,
- re-strains,
- re-strained,
- over rode,
- re-straining,
- inter feres,
- re fuse,
- over-ridden,
- over-rode,
- over ride,
- re-fuses,
- re strains,
- freezing out,
- over ridden,
- dis-countenancing,
- dis-countenanced,
- over-rides,
- ex cept,
- re-fusing.
- ex-acting,
- ex act,
- calls signals,
- gave directions,
- giving directions,
- pro claimed,
- called up on,
- force up on,
- takes charge,
- gave orders,
- laid down law,
- calling up on,
- ex acted,
- call up on,
- putting foot down,
- re-quires,
- calls on,
- laying down law,
- re-quiring,
- giving orders,
- calling the signals,
- pro-claiming,
- pro-claims,
- forces upon,
- gives directions,
- lays down law,
- re quires,
- ex-acted,
- forced up on,
- ex acts,
- puts foot down,
- marked out,
- lays down the law,
- gives orders,
- re quired,
- calling signals,
- forcing upon,
- takes lead,
- lay down law,
- re quire,
- forces up on,
- called signals,
- pro claiming,
- pro claims,
- ex-acts,
- forcing up on,
- re quiring,
- took charge,
- laying down the law,
- sending for,
- ex acting,
- ex-act,
- re-quire,
- ordinated,
- marks out,
- took lead,
- re-quired,
- laid down the law,
- calls up on,
- calls the signals,
- called the signals,
- call signals,
- taking lead,
- pro claim,
- calling upon,
- sends for.
- dis crediting,
- dis owned,
- with held,
- be grudged,
- dis claim,
- with holds,
- dis-claims,
- dis acknowledge,
- dis cards,
- dis acknowledges,
- dis believing,
- dis owning,
- dis-carded,
- dis avows,
- dis carded,
- dis carding,
- enjoins from,
- dis-owned,
- re buffs,
- re canting,
- turning thumbs down,
- dis prove,
- dis avowing,
- be-grudge,
- be grudging,
- dis-prove,
- dis claims,
- dis-credits,
- turned thumbs down,
- not buys,
- dis-believes,
- dis-owning,
- dis claimed,
- with-held,
- dis claiming,
- with-hold,
- dis-acknowledged,
- dis-card,
- be-grudges,
- dis credit,
- dis-claim,
- enjoining from,
- dis-credited,
- be grudge,
- dis-avowing,
- dis-proved,
- dis-believing,
- re-butted,
- dis-avows,
- re buff,
- dis acknowledging,
- re-buffs,
- dis believes,
- with hold,
- dis-proves,
- be grudges,
- dis-credit,
- with holding,
- dis card,
- took exception to,
- dis-claimed,
- saying no to,
- enjoined from,
- dis-claiming,
- re buffing,
- dis-carding,
- dis believed,
- dis-avow,
- dis believe,
- be-grudging,
- re-canted,
- dis-acknowledges,
- re butted,
- re-buffing,
- dis-crediting,
- re butting,
- dis-cards,
- be-grudged,
- says no to,
- dis avow,
- takes exception to,
- dis-believed,
- re-butting,
- dis proving,
- dis-acknowledge,
- re-buffed,
- not bought,
- dis-acknowledging,
- re canted,
- dis proved,
- dis proves,
- dis-avowed,
- dis-proving,
- dis credited,
- re buffed,
- dis credits,
- dis avowed,
- dis acknowledged,
- said no to,
- dis-believe,
- turns thumbs down,
- taking exception to,
- re-canting,
- with-holds,
- not buying.
- dis-allowing,
- nixed,
- dis-allowed,
- dis-allows,
- dis missed,
- dis-missing,
- dis-allow,
- zinged,
- dis missing,
- dis allows,
- dis-missed,
- dis allowing,
- dis allow,
- dis allowed.
- disbar,
- reject,
- excise,
- blacklist,
- expel,
- renounce,
- evict,
- expatriate,
- disqualify,
- blackball,
- excommunicate,
- eject,
- banish,
- oust,
- relegate,
- bar,
- exile,
- ignore,
- boycott,
- exclude,
- ostracize,
- remove,
- deport,
- repudiate,
- amputate,
- eradicate,
- extradite,
- eliminate.
- dashed one hope,
- dash one hope,
- over comes,
- cramping one style,
- dashing one's hope,
- renders null and void,
- dashed one's hope,
- counter acts,
- out wits,
- fore stalled,
- de-pressing,
- out witting,
- cramping ones style,
- hanging up,
- cramped ones style,
- cramping one's style,
- cramp one style,
- fore-stall,
- counter-act,
- dis heartens,
- dashing one hope,
- rendering null and void,
- dis-heartens,
- dashing hope,
- dashes one hope,
- giving run around,
- fore-stalls,
- counter acting,
- dashes one's hope,
- dis heartening,
- out-witting,
- dashes ones hope,
- out-wits,
- de press,
- counter-acts,
- gives the run around,
- over come,
- rendering null void,
- de-feats,
- over-comes,
- rendered null and void,
- de feat,
- dis heartened,
- dis-hearten,
- dis-heartened,
- dis hearten,
- fore-stalling,
- over-coming,
- dis-heartening,
- de presses,
- over coming,
- gives run around,
- rendered null void,
- de-feat,
- cramps ones style,
- giving the run around,
- upset applecart,
- counter-acting,
- cramped style,
- cramped one's style,
- de-presses,
- dashed ones hope,
- renders null void,
- cramps one style,
- de-press,
- out-wit,
- de feats,
- gave run around,
- dashing ones hope,
- counter acted,
- cramping style,
- de-pressed,
- out witted,
- fore-stalled,
- cramped one style,
- de pressing,
- render null void,
- counter act,
- de pressed,
- counter-acted,
- hanged up,
- fore stalling,
- fore stalls,
- fore stall,
- cramps style,
- gave the run around,
- cramp ones style,
- dashes hope,
- cramps one's style,
- dash hope,
- dash ones hope,
- hangs up.
- re-presses,
- re pressing,
- holds in,
- putting on brakes,
- holds down,
- putting brakes,
- re press,
- Bitting,
- re pressed,
- re-pressing,
- re presses,
- holding down,
- puts on brakes,
- puts brakes,
- put brakes,
- keeps in,
- hog tie.
- forfends,
- nip in bud,
- pre vents,
- nip the bud,
- puts an end to,
- pre-vents,
- puts a stop to,
- pre vented,
- putting an end to,
- turns aside,
- putting stop to,
- keeps lid on,
- pre venting,
- forfended,
- putting end to,
- kept lid on,
- pre vent,
- re-strict,
- defending against,
- pre-venting,
- putting a stop to,
- puts stop to,
- holds off,
- forfending,
- inter cept,
- inter-cept,
- nip bud,
- defended against,
- re strict,
- keeping lid on,
- pre-vented,
- pre-vent,
- defends against,
- puts end to.
- ex communicating,
- pro scribing,
- ex-communicated,
- ex communicate,
- ex-patriates,
- pro-scribes,
- ex-communicate,
- ex-patriated,
- ex patriate,
- de-porting,
- ex-communicating,
- ex patriated,
- de porting,
- pro scribes,
- pro-scribe,
- de-ported,
- ex-patriate,
- pro scribe,
- ex communicated,
- ex-communicates,
- pro scribed,
- pro-scribed,
- ex communicates,
- pro-scribing,
- de ported,
- ex patriating,
- ex-patriating,
- ex patriates.
- dis approved,
- dis-approves,
- shoots down,
- dis-approving,
- thumbses down,
- dis approves,
- de cline,
- de-clines,
- de-cline,
- dis-approved,
- giving thumbs down,
- de clines,
- dis approving,
- shooting down,
- gives thumbs down,
- dis-approve,
- dis approve,
- thumbsing down,
- thumbsed down,
- gave thumbs down.
- cluing in,
- pre pared,
- re commends,
- fore arms,
- pre-scribes,
- fore-arms,
- gave high sign,
- pre-pare,
- clues in,
- gives fair warning,
- wising up,
- pre scribing,
- gives high sign,
- pre-pared,
- fore-warns,
- re commended,
- laying it out,
- re-minding,
- makes aware,
- re-minded,
- re commending,
- making aware,
- pre pares,
- giving fair warning,
- in-forms,
- in forms,
- co-unselling,
- pre-scribing,
- fore warns,
- fore warn,
- re-proving,
- re minding,
- re-commending,
- re-prove,
- giving the high sign,
- puts on guard,
- in-forming,
- gives warning,
- gave the high sign,
- re-proved,
- re commend,
- re proved,
- pre dict,
- re-commend,
- re-proves,
- pre pare,
- pre-dict,
- re-commends,
- giving warning,
- in form,
- gave fair warning,
- gives the high sign,
- put guard,
- pre scribe,
- re proves,
- re-minds,
- putting on guard,
- in forming,
- laid it out,
- pre paring,
- fore-warning,
- fore warned,
- re minds,
- fore-arming,
- fore-armed,
- fore arming,
- wises up,
- fore-warn,
- putting guard,
- re prove,
- re-commended,
- giving high sign,
- pre-paring,
- puts guard,
- gave warning,
- co unselling,
- pre-scribe,
- lays it out,
- fore armed,
- pre-scribed.
Other synonyms:
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- cut out.
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- withdraw.
- Enacting,
- enact,
- requisitioned,
- call upon,
- take lead,
- forced upon,
- mark out,
- give orders,
- give directions,
- calls upon,
- ordinate,
- calling on,
- lay down the law,
- called on,
- send for,
- put foot down,
- call on,
- sent for,
- called upon,
- call the signals,
- taking charge,
- ordinates,
- ordinating,
- marking out,
- force upon,
- take charge.
- turn thumbs down,
- say no to,
- Negativing,
- Tabooed,
- keeps back,
- Negatived,
- enjoin from,
- Tabooing,
- not buy,
- kept back,
- withhold,
- spurn,
- withholds,
- turn down,
- keeping back,
- take exception to,
- forgoing,
- forsake,
- Forgone.
- hogtie,
- held down,
- put a stop to,
- corked,
- put on brakes,
- corking,
- Bitted,
- veto,
- Refusing,
- turning aside,
- keeping in,
- sandbagged,
- passing on,
- sandbags,
- not go for,
- proscribe,
- disallow,
- hang up,
- passes on,
- heads off,
- pass on,
- holding in,
- keep in,
- cramp style,
- turn aside,
- Forfend,
- cramp one's style,
- render null and void,
- put an end to,
- keep lid on,
- outlaw,
- shutting out,
- keep out,
- Embargoed,
- put stop to,
- hold down,
- over-ride,
- Dooming,
- defend against,
- turned aside,
- out wit,
- deny,
- freeze out,
- dashed hope,
- held in,
- prevent,
- kept out,
- keeping out,
- keeps out,
- give thumbs down,
- hold off,
- except,
- put end to,
- hold in,
- illegalize,
- shut out,
- passed on,
- outlawed,
- Preventing,
- inhibits,
- warn,
- give run around,
- sandbag,
- shoot down,
- frustrate,
- sandbagging,
- inhibit,
- nixing,
- hinders,
- rule out,
- shot down,
- kept in,
- dash one's hope,
- give the run around,
- ward off,
- zinging,
- Embargoing.
How to use "Forbid" in context?
The word "forbid" means "to forbid as to do not allow" and as a verb it means "to order not to allow". In formal writing, "forbid" is also used to introduce a law, order, or decree. In less formal contexts, "forbid" is often used informally to express a wish, suggestion, or opinion.
Some common expressions that use "forbid" are: "I forbid you to do that!"; "Can you please forbid them from coming in?"; "I refuse to forbid you from doing this.".
Paraphrases for Forbid:
Paraphrases are highlighted according to their relevancy:
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Equivalence
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Adjective
prohibit.
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Adverb
prohibit.
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Verb, past tense
banned.
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Verb, non-3rd person singular present
prohibit.
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Adjective
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Independent
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Adjective
restricted.
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Adjective
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Other Related
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Verb, base form
disqualify.
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Verb, base form
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