Tabooed

/tæˈbuːd/

Synonyms for "tabooed" (39 found)

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Closest matches (8)

Verb(5 words)

avoided ban circumlocuted decry euphemized

banned barred contraband

Strong matches (12)

excluded exiled illegal illicit liquidatedoff limitsout of bounds

Verb(5 words)

execrated forbid forbidden off-limits ostracize

Related words (19)

Verb(7 words)

outlaw prohibited proscribe restricted shun shunned stigmatize

outlawed purgedshut outtaboo unallowed unauthorized unlawful unlicensed unsanctioned untouchable verboten vetoed

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More general

12 entries

cultural practicecustom descriptordiscourse strategyevaluative termlinguistic devicenorm prohibition proscription qualifier restriction stigmatization

More specific

11 entries

circumlocutioncultural restrictioneuphemismforbidden practiceforbidden subjectforbidden termforbidden topicforbidden wordreligious prohibitionstigmatizing labeltaboo label

Collocations

10 entries

cultural taboosocial tabootaboo languagetaboo phrasetaboo subjecttaboo topictabooed languagetabooed subjecttabooed topicunspoken taboo

Inflections

4 entries

more tabooedmost tabooedtabooes tabooing

Derivations

5 entries

taboo tabooer tabooing tabooism taboos

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