modified
sacred, forbidden, out of bounds, reserved; see holy 1, illegal, restricted.
noun
restriction, reservation, stricture, limitation, law, regulation, superstition, prohibition, proscription, ban, no-no*, interdiction, social convention, moral obligation, religious convention; see also sanction 2.
verb
inhibit, interdict, prohibit, proscribe, forbid, prevent, debar, disallow, exclude, circumscribe, hinder, ban, frown upon, restrict, veto; see also hinder, restrain 1.
Antonyms allow, permit, sanction.
See taboo in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
A refusal to allow:
Not allowed:
To refuse to allow:
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