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Synonyms for taboo
təˈbu, tæ-taboo
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Princeton's WordNet
taboo, tabunoun
a prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature
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tabuAntonyms:
permissible, secular, allowable, profanetaboo, tabuadjective
an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion
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tabuAntonyms:
allowable, profane, permissible, secularforbidden, out(p), prohibited, proscribed, taboo, tabu, verbotenadjective
excluded from use or mention
"forbidden fruit"; "in our house dancing and playing cards were out"; "a taboo subject"
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secular, permissible, profane, allowabletaboo, tabuverb
forbidden to profane use especially in South Pacific islands
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verboten, prohibited, tabu, proscribed, out(p), forbiddenAntonyms:
permissible, allowable, secular, profanetabooverb
declare as sacred and forbidden
Antonyms:
profane, permissible, allowable, secular
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jaime luis gómez
Submitted by ryan_1 on July 28, 2020
Dictionary of English Synonymes
taboonoun
Synonyms:
interdict, prohibitiontabooverb
Synonyms:
interdict, forbid, prohibit, put under taboo, put under an interdict, forbid to be used or touched
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
tabooadjective
Synonyms:
prohibited, forbidden, interdicted, proscribedtaboonoun
Synonyms:
interdiction, prohibition, proscriptiontabooverb
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List of known nicknames for "Taboo":
Jaime Luis Gomez, Jaime Gomez, Taboo Nawasha, Taboo the rapper, Jim Luis Angryfoot, Jaime Luis Gómez, The Black Eyed Peas, Black Eyed Peas
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Words popularity by usage frequency
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#84164 | verboten |
How to use taboo in a sentence?
I am a warrior dedicated to sharing my daughter’s story and helping to raise awareness on the taboo topic of pregnancy and infant loss, i refuse to let my daughter die for no reason or in vain. It is now my job to keep her memory alive, and to help others affected by such tragedy.
There is an association that is shameful and it shouldn't be, it's taboo ... despite the fact that it is present in our society every single day. And I think that in Europe it is a little less taboo, I think in America it is very, very frowned upon.
By holding the issue, readers are immediately breaking the taboo.
Israel today has employed two separate legal systems, one for the Palestinian Arabs and one for Israeli Jews, which is the textbook definition of apartheid, the word apartheid was taboo a few years ago. Today, it is no longer taboo.
I was proud to put a spotlight on the LGBTQ+ community with my ‘Beautiful’ music video, which features a gay couple, as well as a trans woman. I wasn’t thinking too much about it beyond wanting to show people owning who they are, it was somehow taboo at the time, but it represented something so true. I still hear stories about how that video has helped people, and it means everything to me.
Translations for taboo
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- محرمArabic
- tabúCatalan, Valencian
- tabu, tabuizovatCzech
- tabuisieren, tabuGerman
- ταμπούGreek
- tabuoEsperanto
- tabúSpanish
- tabuEstonian
- تابوPersian
- merkitä, tabu, välttää, kieltääFinnish
- tabuFijian
- taboue, tabouFrench
- tabuIndonesian
- tabùItalian
- 禁制, 排斥, 禁忌, タブー, 禁止Japanese
- 금기Korean
- tabuLithuanian
- tabuLatvian
- tapuMāori
- taboeDutch
- tabuPortuguese
- табуRussian
- tabuSerbo-Croatian
- tapuSamoan
- pamaliSundanese
- tambikoSwahili
- tabuTonga (Tonga Islands)
- 忌諱Chinese
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