Synonyms for "forbad" (92 found)

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Closest matches (19)

bandisallowpreventprohibitvetoanticipateavertavoidbannedbarbarredblockcheckcontraband

Verb(5 words)

disallowprohibitvetobancancel

Strong matches (27)

contradictcurbdebardeflectdenydeterdiscouragedisheartenembargoenjoinestopexcludeexclude fromfendfend offforbiddenforecloseforestallfrustratehalt

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helphinderillegalillicit

Verb(3 words)

countermandforecloseforestall

Related words (46)

impedeinhibitinterdictkeepkeep fromkeep offobstructobviateoff limitsout of boundsoutlawoutlawedprecludeprohibitedproscriberefuserejectrepelrepressrestrain

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rulerule outsavesay no toshut outstave offstopsuppresstabooturn asideunallowedunauthorizedunlawfulunlicensedunsanctioneduntouchableverbotenvetoedward off

Verb(7 words)

interdictnixprecludepreventproscriberedlightvitiate

Related word relations

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2 relation types

form of

1 entries

forbid

related to

2 entries

forbadeforbid

Sample sentences

1 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

She forbad me from joining the group.

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