Definition for Tabu:

• A Polynesian custom, whereby things are set apart as sacred or forbidden to be used.

Synonyms for Tabu:

• adj.

  •all (adjective)
  • tabu,
  • taboo.
  •banned (adjective)
  • illegal.
  •verboten (adjective)
  • Disallowed.

• n.

  •forbidden (noun)
  • forbidden.
  •prohibited (noun)
  • prohibited.
  •proscribed (noun)
  • proscribed.
  •sacred (noun)
  • sacred.
  •tabu (noun)
  • out,
  • impermissible.

• Other synonyms:

  •adj.
  • banned,
  • verboten.
  •n.
  • bias,
  • inhibition,
  • preconception,
  • prejudice.

Antonyms for Tabu:

• n. & v.

  • Other antonyms:
    profane, allowable, permissible, secular.

Tabu Sentence Examples:

• But these men who are left on our hands are tabu.

• One wonders how it was invented among such a people, or who it was that first had genius enough to insist on obedience, to make rules, to prescribe the tabu, and, in short, to evolve order out of chaos.