taboo

The word “taboo” has 2 syllables: ta-boo

It's pronounced as /təˈbuː/

What is synonym and antonym for taboo?

In the thesaurus, “taboo” has 143 synonyms and 99 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for taboo along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for taboo

abomination
anathema
atrociousness
atrocity
bad
badness
balefulness
ban
banned
barred
beyond the pale
blocked
cancer
canker
caveat
commandment
constraint
corruption
darkness
debauchery
decay
decree
degeneracy
denial
depravedness
depravity
deterrent
devilishness
devilry
deviltry
diabolism
dictate
disallowance
disallowed
disapproval
disapproved
discouraged
discouragement
edict
embargo
enormity
evil
evildoing
evilness
excluded
fiendishness
forbiddance
forbidden
frowned on
heinousness
hindered
ill
illegal
illegitimate
illicit
immorality
impeded
impermissible
improper
inappropriate
indecency
ineffable
inhibition
iniquitousness
iniquity
injunction
interdict
interdicted
interdiction
intolerable
law
limitation
malefaction
mandate
negation
no-no
objection
objectionable
obstructed
off-limits
out of bounds
outlawed
perversion
pervertedness
precluded
prevented
prevention
prohibited
prohibition
proscribed
proscription
protest
refusal
refused
regulation
rejected
rejection
religious convention
repressed
repression
reservation
reserved
restraint
restricted
restriction
revoked
rot
ruled out
sanction
satanism
scurrility
scurrilousness
shut out
sin
sinfulness
social convention
squalor
stopped
stricture
superstition
suppressed
suppression
tabu
thou-shalt-not
unacceptable
unauthorized
unbearable
unendurable
unlawful
unlicensed
unmentionable
unsanctioned
unseemly
unsuitable
unthinkable
verboten
veto
vetoed
vileness
villainy
warning
wickedness
wrong

Antonyms for taboo

OK
acceptable
accepted
accession
accorded
accredited
acquiescence
agreement
allowable
allowance
allowed
allowing
approbation
appropriate
approval
approved
assent
authorization
authorized
bearable
blessing
brooked
certified
clearance
commanded
compliance
condoned
consent
countenanced
decency
enabling
encouraged
encouragement
endorsed
endorsement
endurable
facilitation
freedom
good
goodness
granted
granting
honesty
imprimatur
indorsed
indorsement
integrity
lawful
lawlessness
leave
legal
legitimate
letting
licence
licencing
license
licensed
licensing
mandatory
mentionable
morality
obedience
okay
ordered
permissible
permission
permissive
permitted
permitting
prescription
probity
promoted
promotion
proper
rectitude
release
required
right
righteousness
sanction
sanctioned
sanctioning
seemly
submission
sufferable
sufferance
suitable
support
supported
tolerable
tolerance
tolerated
toleration
unobjectionable
uprightness
virtue
virtuousness
vouchsafed
warranted

Meanings of taboo

noun
1. An inhibition or ban that results from social custom or emotional aversion.
2. (in Polynesia) Something which may not be used, approached or mentioned because it is sacred.
verb
1. To mark as taboo.
2. To ban.
3. To avoid.
adjective
1. Excluded or forbidden from use, approach or mention.
2. Culturally forbidden.

Example Sentences

The discussion of certain topics remains taboo in polite company.
In some cultures, breaking traditional norms is considered a taboo.
Despite societal progress, mental health can still be a taboo subject in some communities.
The comedian fearlessly addressed taboo subjects, pushing the boundaries of humor.
The novel delves into the exploration of taboo relationships, challenging societal norms.

On this page you'll find 242 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to taboo, such as: OK, abomination, acceptable, accepted, accession, accorded, accredited.

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