- Types Of Speech
- You can use forbidding as a noun or as a adjective satellite in a sentence.
- About Forbidding
- A 3 syllables noun and 10 letters with the letters b, d, f, g, i, n, o, and r, 7 consonants, 3 vowels and 3 syllables with the middle letters id. Forbidding starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters f, fo, for, forb, forbi, and the ending characters are g, ng, ing, ding, dding, . Forbidding is also a double consonant (dd) word. View the double consonant words list.
- Definition
- An official prohibition or edict against something
- Compound Words
- A compound word, forbidding has more than one word within it. There's 4 words which are for, bidding, forbid, and ding.
- Pig Latin
- Forbidding in Pig Latin is said as "orbiddingfay or orbiddingfway".
- Unigram
- f | o | r | b | i | d | d | i | n | g
- Bigram
- fo | or | rb | bi | id | dd | di | in | ng
- Trigram
- for | orb | rbi | bid | idd | ddi | din | ing
- Quadrigram
- forb | orbi | rbid | bidd | iddi | ddin | ding
- Word Gram
- Noun Examples
- an official prohibition or edict against something
- Adjective Satellite Examples
- threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments;
"a baleful look";
"forbidding thunderclouds";
"his tone became menacing";
"ominous rumblings of discontent";
"sinister storm clouds";
"a sinister smile";
"his threatening behavior";
"ugly black clo - harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance;
"a dour, self-sacrificing life";
"a forbidding scowl";
"a grim man loving duty more than humanity";
"undoubtedly the grimmest part of him was his iron claw"- J.M.Barrie
Synonym | Definition |
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Abhorrent | offensive to the mind "an abhorrent deed" "the obscene massacre at Wounded Knee" "morally repugnant customs" "repulsive behavior" "the most repulsive character in recent novels" |
Abominable | exceptionally bad or displeasing "atrocious taste" "abominable workmanship" "an awful voice" "dreadful manners" "a painful performance" "terrible handwriting" "an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room" |
Abrasive | a substance that abrades or wears down |
After Part | |
Aloof | remote in manner "stood apart with aloof dignity" "a distant smile" "he was upstage with strangers" |
Aplomb | great coolness and composure under strain "keep your cool" |
Arctic | a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow |
Assuredness | great coolness and composure under strain "keep your cool" |
Atrocious | provoking horror "an atrocious automobile accident" "a frightful crime of decapitation" "an alarming, even horrifying, picture" "war is beyond all words horrible"- Winston Churchill "an ugly wound" |
Awful | causing fear or dread or terror "the awful war" "an awful risk" "dire news" "a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked" "the dread presence of the headmaster" "polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was" "a dreadful storm" " |
View all cognitive synonyms for Forbidding
Anagram | Definition |
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Forbidding | an official prohibition or edict against something |
View English words with the unique letters used in forbidding. Words With The Letters Bdfginor
Word | Definition |
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Ban | a decree that prohibits something |
Censor | a person who is authorized to read publications or correspondence or to watch theatrical performances and suppress in whole or in part anything considered obscene or politically unacceptable |
Disallow | command against "I forbid you to call me late at night" "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store" |
Forbid | command against "I forbid you to call me late at night" "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store" |
Interdict | a court order prohibiting a party from doing a certain activity |
Prohibit | command against "I forbid you to call me late at night" "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store" |
Proscribe | command against "I forbid you to call me late at night" "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store" |
Veto | a vote that blocks a decision |
Word | Definition |
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Prohibition | the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof) "they were restrained by a prohibition in their charter" "a medical inhibition of alcoholic beverages" "he ignored his parents'' forbiddance" |
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Forbidding Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With F
- Ends With G
- Spelled With / Contains Letters