forbidden B1 Topic:Actions & Processes US /fɚˈbɪ.dn̩/ UK /fəˈbɪ.dn̩/ See IPA manual Freq #4097 Meanings 1 adj Not allowed; officially banned. Taking photographs inside the museum is forbidden. 2 adj Kept out of reach or off limits, and so more tempting. The forbidden fruit always seems the sweetest. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · not allowed; officially... bannedprohibitedillegalforbidden ↔ Opposites allowedauthorizedlawfulpermittedunforbidden Etymology AI details Past participle of the verb forbid. Doublet of verboten. Compare German verboten, Dutch verboden, Swedish förbjuden, and West Frisian ferbean. Topics Actions & Processes External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # forbidden **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /fɚˈbɪ.dn̩/ **IPA (UK):** /fəˈbɪ.dn̩/ **Frequency rank:** 4097 ## Meanings 1. Not allowed; officially banned. 2. Kept out of reach or off limits, and so more tempting. ## Examples - Taking photographs inside the museum is forbidden. - The forbidden fruit always seems the sweetest. ## Antonyms - allowed - authorized - lawful - permitted - unforbidden ## Etymology Past participle of the verb forbid. Doublet of verboten. Compare German verboten, Dutch verboden, Swedish förbjuden, and West Frisian ferbean. ## AI Etymology Forbidden is described etymologically as past participle of the verb forbid. Doublet of verboten. Compare German verboten, Dutch verboden, Swedish förbjuden, and West Frisian ferbean. In current use, the main senses are “Not allowed; officially banned” and “Kept out of reach or off limits, and so more tempting”. ## Topics - Actions & Processes markdown