Antonyms for taboo
təˈbu, tæ-taboo

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1. taboo, tabunoun

   a prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature

   Antonyms:
   permissible, secular, allowable, profane

   Synonyms:
   tabu

2. taboo, tabuadjective

   an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion

   Antonyms:
   allowable, profane, permissible, secular

   Synonyms:
   tabu

3. forbidden, out(p), prohibited, proscribed, taboo, tabu, verbotenadjective

   excluded from use or mention

   "forbidden fruit"; "in our house dancing and playing cards were out"; "a taboo subject"

   Antonyms:
   secular, permissible, profane, allowable

4. taboo, tabuverb

   forbidden to profane use especially in South Pacific islands

   Antonyms:
   permissible, allowable, secular, profane

   Synonyms:
   verboten, prohibited, tabu, proscribed, out(p), forbidden

5. tabooverb

   declare as sacred and forbidden

   Antonyms:
   profane, permissible, allowable, secular

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1. tabooadjective

   Synonyms:
   prohibited, forbidden, interdicted, proscribed

2. taboonoun

   Synonyms:
   interdiction, prohibition, proscription

3. tabooverb

   Synonyms:
   interdict, prohibit, proscribe

How to use taboo in a sentence?

1. Simon Khaya-Moyo:

   It's taboo. We don't even talk about it here, even animals know which is female and which is male. Why should we not be able to know who is female, who is male? It is an insult to God.

2. Jay Lee:

   The law has triggered a lot of focus on an area of healthcare that for many was really taboo, physicians didn't feel really comfortable bringing it up.

3. Skyelar Rae Dinburg:

   I am a warrior dedicated to sharing my daughter’s story and helping to raise awareness on the taboo topic of pregnancy and infant loss, i refuse to let my daughter die for no reason or in vain. It is now my job to keep her memory alive, and to help others affected by such tragedy.

4. Jessica Wardell:

   The main problem people have with breast-feeding is they sexualize breasts, so it offends them, if we could make them less taboo, breast-feeding would be much more acceptable in society.

5. David Flink:

   It was lightning in a bottle, all of a sudden, all this stuff that we thought was really taboo and doesn't sound good -- we discovered they were just words. Under all of that was potential.

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