Antonyms for taboo
təˈbu, tæ-taboo

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1. 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

   Antonyms:
   permissible, secular, allowable, profane

   Synonyms:
   tabu

2. taboo, tabuadjective

   an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion

   Antonyms:
   allowable, profane, permissible, secular

   Synonyms:
   tabu

3. forbidden, 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"

   Antonyms:
   secular, permissible, profane, allowable

4. taboo, tabuverb

   forbidden to profane use especially in South Pacific islands

   Antonyms:
   permissible, allowable, secular, profane

   Synonyms:
   verboten, prohibited, tabu, proscribed, out(p), forbidden

5. tabooverb

   declare as sacred and forbidden

   Antonyms:
   profane, permissible, allowable, secular

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1. tabooadjective

   Synonyms:
   prohibited, forbidden, interdicted, proscribed

2. taboonoun

   Synonyms:
   interdiction, prohibition, proscription

3. tabooverb

   Synonyms:
   interdict, prohibit, proscribe

How to use taboo in a sentence?

1. Matthias Wissmann:

   A Greek exit from the euro zone can no longer be taboo, it could - if combined with a wise future strategy from the euro countries - even contribute to the stabilisation of the euro zone ... The markets need dependability.

2. Stephanie Pitney:

   We tell adolescent girls what's going to happen, why don't we tell 45-year-old women what's going to happen ? Why is it still taboo to talk about ?

3. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei:

   The key to solving (Iran's) economic problems is ... inside the country, if pens and papers on the desks, to construction materials and anything else can be produced in the country, it should be forbidden and considered a taboo.

4. Laura Adams:

   This window of opportunity is the biggest gift I can even imagine, for me it's about making the conversation around child sexual abuse no longer a taboo subject.

5. Michael Gilman:

   I have so many guys who come in with a gift certificate from their wife and tell us, ‘This is not really my thing,’ then the same guys walk out and say they loved it. I think it’s flipped 180 degrees where it’s not taboo; it’s something to be admired, and guys are proud they go.

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