| Main Entry: | ban |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | official forbiddance |
Synonyms: |
a thou-shalt-not, boycott, censorship, don't, embargo, injunction, interdiction, limitation, no-no, off limits, out of bounds, prohibition, proscription, refusal, restriction, stoppage, suppression, taboo |
Antonyms: |
allowance, permission |
| Main Entry: | constraint |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | force |
Synonyms: |
a must, coercion, compulsion, driving, duress, goad, hang-up, impelling, impulsion, monkey*, motive, necessity, no-no, pressure, repression, restraint, spring, spur, suppression, violence |
| Main Entry: | curse |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | hateful, swearing remark |
Synonyms: |
anathema, ban, bane, blaspheming, blasphemy, commination, cursing, cuss word, cussing, damning, denunciation, dirty name, dirty word, double whammy, execration, expletive, four-letter word, fulmination, imprecation, malediction, malison, naughty words, no-no, oath, objuration, obloquy, obscenity, profanation, profanity, sacrilege, swear word, swearing, vilification, whammy |
Antonyms: |
compliment, praise |
| Main Entry: | forbidden |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | outlawed, prohibited |
Synonyms: |
banned, closed, closed-down, closed-up, contraband, no-no, off limits, out of bounds, proscribed, refused, taboo*, verboten, vetoed |
Antonyms: |
allowed, approved, authorized, permitted, sanctioned |
| Main Entry: | forbidden fruit |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | immoral indulgence |
Synonyms: |
desired object, forbidden indulgence, golden apple, illegal indulgence, illegal pleasure, illicit love, immoral pleasure, no-no, prohibited article, prohibition, taboo |
| Main Entry: | guide |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | information, instructions |
Synonyms: |
ABCs, beacon*, bellwether, bible, catalog, chapter and verse, clue, compendium, directory, enchiridion, guidebook, guiding light, handbook, hot lead, key, landmark, lodestar, manual, mark, marker, no-no's, pointer, print, sign, signal, signpost, telltale, the book, the numbers, tip-off, vade mecum |
| Main Entry: | malediction |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | curse |
Synonyms: |
anathema, commination, curse word, cuss, cuss word, damn, damnation, damning, darn, denunciation, dirty name, dirty word, execration, expletive, four-letter word, imprecation, jinx, no-no, oath, swear word, whammy |
Antonyms: |
blessing |
| Main Entry: | oath |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | curse |
Synonyms: |
blasphemy, cuss, cuss word, dirty name, dirty word, expletive, four-letter word, imprecation, malediction, no-no, profanity, strong language, swearword |
Antonyms: |
kindness, pleasantry |
| Main Entry: | off-limits |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | prohibited |
Synonyms: |
against the law, banned, barred, forbidden, illegal, illicit, no-no, not allowed, out of bounds, outlawed, restricted, taboo, unlawful, verboten |
| Main Entry: | profanity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | foul language |
Synonyms: |
abuse, blasphemy, curse, cursing, cuss, cuss word, dirty language, dirty name, dirty word, execration, four-letter word, impiety, imprecation, irreverence, malediction, no-no, obscenity, profaneness, sacrilege, swearing, swearword, taboo |
Antonyms: |
clean language |