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Detailed Synonyms for forbid in English

forbid:

to forbid verbe (forbids, forbade, forbidding)

  1. to forbid
    to forbid; to prohibit; to ban; to veto
    • forbid verbe (forbids, forbade, forbidding)
    • prohibit verbe (prohibits, prohibited, prohibiting)
    • ban verbe (bans, banned, banning)
    • veto verbe (vetos, vetoed, vetoing)
  2. to forbid
    – command against 1
    to prohibit; to forbid; to veto; nix; disallow; interdict; proscribe
    – command against 1
    • prohibit verbe (prohibits, prohibited, prohibiting)
    • forbid verbe (forbids, forbade, forbidding)
      • I forbid you to call me late at night1
    • veto verbe (vetos, vetoed, vetoing)
      • Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store1
    • nix verbe
      • Dad nixed our plans1
    • disallow verbe
    • interdict verbe
    • proscribe verbe
  3. to forbid
    – keep from happening or arising; make impossible 1
    to prevent; to preclude; to forbid; to forestall; foreclose
    – keep from happening or arising; make impossible 1
    • prevent verbe (prevents, prevented, preventing)
    • preclude verbe (precludes, precluded, precluding)
      • Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project1
    • forbid verbe (forbids, forbade, forbidding)
      • My sense of tact forbids an honest answer1
    • forestall verbe (forestalls, forestalled, forestalling)
    • foreclose verbe

Conjugations for forbid:

present
  1. forbid
  2. forbid
  3. forbids
  4. forbid
  5. forbid
  6. forbid
simple past
  1. forbade
  2. forbade
  3. forbade
  4. forbade
  5. forbade
  6. forbade
present perfect
  1. have forbidden
  2. have forbidden
  3. has forbidden
  4. have forbidden
  5. have forbidden
  6. have forbidden
past continuous
  1. was forbidding
  2. were forbidding
  3. was forbidding
  4. were forbidding
  5. were forbidding
  6. were forbidding
future
  1. shall forbid
  2. will forbid
  3. will forbid
  4. shall forbid
  5. will forbid
  6. will forbid
continuous present
  1. am forbidding
  2. are forbidding
  3. is forbidding
  4. are forbidding
  5. are forbidding
  6. are forbidding
subjunctive
  1. be forbidden
  2. be forbidden
  3. be forbidden
  4. be forbidden
  5. be forbidden
  6. be forbidden
diverse
  1. forbid!
  2. let's forbid!
  3. forbidden
  4. forbidding
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Alternate Synonyms for "forbid":


Antonyms for "forbid":


Related Definitions for "forbid":

  1. command against1
    • I forbid you to call me late at night1
  2. keep from happening or arising; make impossible1
    • My sense of tact forbids an honest answer1

Related Synonyms for forbid