- Types Of Speech
- You can use taboo as a noun, verb or as a adjective satellite in a sentence.
- About Taboo
- A 2 syllables noun and 5 letters with the letters a, b, o, and t, 2 consonants, 3 vowels and 2 syllables with the middle letter b. Taboo starts with a consonant and ends with a vowel with the starting letters t, ta, tab, tabo, and the ending characters are o, oo, boo, aboo, . Taboo is also a double vowel (oo) word. View the double vowel words list.
- Definition
- An inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion
- Origin/Roots
- Tongan
- Scrabble
- Is taboo a scrabble word? A 7 point word in scrabble. Check the word games tab below for probability, odds and more.
- Pig Latin
- Taboo in Pig Latin is said as "abootay or abootway".
- Unigram
- t | a | b | o | o
- Bigram
- ta | ab | bo | oo
- Trigram
- tab | abo | boo
- Quadrigram
- tabo | aboo
- Word Gram
- Noun Examples
- an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion
- a prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature
- Verb Examples
- declare as sacred and forbidden
- Adjective Satellite Examples
- excluded from use or mention;
"forbidden fruit";
"in our house dancing and playing cards were out";
"a taboo subject" - forbidden to profane use especially in South Pacific islands
| Synonym | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abnegation | renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others |
| Anathema | a formal ecclesiastical curse accompanied by excommunication |
| Argot | a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves) "they don''t speak our lingo" |
| Ban | a decree that prohibits something |
| Banishment | rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone |
| Banned | forbidden by law |
| Banning | an official prohibition or edict against something |
| Bar | the act of preventing "there was no bar against leaving" "money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza" |
| Barred | preventing entry or exit or a course of action "a barricaded street" "barred doors" "the blockaded harbor" |
| Barricaded | preventing entry or exit or a course of action "a barricaded street" "barred doors" "the blockaded harbor" |
View all cognitive synonyms for Taboo
| Anagram | Definition |
|---|---|
| Taboo | an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion |
View English words with the unique letters used in taboo. Words With The Letters Abot
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Taboo | an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Inhibition | 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" |
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Word Chums | 4Pics1Word | Jumble |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boat (4 letters) | 6 | 7 | boat | ||
| Bota (4 letters) | 6 | 7 | boat | ||
| U Boat (6 letters) | |||||
| Towboat (7 letters) | 12 +5 | 13 +5 | towboat | ||
| Taboo (5 letters) | 7 | 8 | aboot | ||
| Abbot (5 letters) | 9 +2 | 11 +3 | abbot | ||
| Bat Boy (7 letters) | |||||
| Yatobyo (7 letters) | 15 +8 | 14 +6 | yatobyo | ||
| About (5 letters) | 7 | 9 +1 | about | ||
| Bat Out (7 letters) | |||||
| U Boat (6 letters) | |||||
| Batboy (6 letters) | 13 +6 | 14 +6 | abboty | ||
| Abbott (6 letters) | 10 +3 | 12 +4 | abbott |
Taboo Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With T
- Ends With O
- Spelled With / Contains Letters
loading...