Meaning & use
forbidden
Not allowed, especially by a rule, law, or authority.
See it in a sentence
Smoking is strictly forbidden anywhere inside the hospital building or its courtyards.
Climbing over the fence into the forbidden section of the ruins is dangerous.
A note on using this word
Forbidden is the past participle of 'forbid' used as an adjective; it often implies a stronger, more absolute prohibition than 'not allowed'.
Words with a similar meaning
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Words with an opposite meaning
permittedallowed
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