Forbid

Quick meaning: Forbid is a verb meaning (transitive) To disallow; to proscribe.

Meaning

(transitive) To disallow; to proscribe.

More Meanings

1. (ditransitive) To deny, exclude from, or warn off, by express command.
2. (transitive) To oppose, hinder, or prevent, as if by an effectual command.
3. (transitive, obsolete) To accurse; to blast.
4. (transitive, obsolete) To defy; to challenge.

Example Sentences

He shall live a man forbid.

Have I not forbid her my house?

Smoking in the restaurant is forbidden.

a blaze of glory that forbids the sight

Word Forms

• forbids
• forbidding
• forbade
• forbad
• forbidded
• forbidden

Synonyms for forbid

Depending on context, synonyms include prohibit, disallow, ban, veto, preclude, forestall.

Antonyms for forbid

Common opposites include countenance, allow, permit, let.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include proscribe, prohibit, veto, disallow, preclude, prevent.

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