Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. taboo, tabu(noun)

   a prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature

   Synonyms:
   tabu, taboo

   Antonyms:
   allowable, secular, permissible, profane

2. taboo, tabu(adj)

   an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion

   Synonyms:
   tabu, taboo

   Antonyms:
   allowable, profane, permissible, secular

3. taboo, tabu(adj)

   forbidden to profane use especially in South Pacific islands

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

   Antonyms:
   secular, allowable, profane, permissible

4. forbidden, out(p), prohibited, proscribed, taboo, tabu, verboten(adj)

   excluded from use or mention

   "forbidden fruit"; "in our house dancing and playing cards were out"; "a taboo subject"

   Antonyms:
   allowable, secular, permissible, profane

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MD(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. tabu

   Synonyms:
   Taboo, see there
   

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