forbidding English

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forbidding Adjective

— If something looks forbidding, it looks threatening; it looks menacing.

— If someone is forbidding, they are very unpleasant; they are very disagreeable.

forbidding

— adjective (= baleful, menacing, ominous, sinister, threatening) 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 clouds the situation became ugly

— adjective (= dour, grim) 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

— noun (= ban) an official prohibition or edict against something

Synonyms forbidding synonyms

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forbidding English » English

threatening

repulsive

menacing

prohibitive

prohibition

grim

forbiddance

banning

ban

unattractive

sinister

repellent

repellant

prohibitory

ominous

minatory

minacious

dour

dismal

deterrent

baleful

untempting

unpayable

unnerving

uninviting

unassailable

unaffordable

terrifying

terrible

suspenseful

stern

startling

revolting

rejective

proscription

prohibiting

off-putting

odious

obnoxious

negative

negation

intimidating

interdiction

interdict

injunction

inaccessible

impregnable

hostile

frightening

formidable

Topics forbidding topics

What do people use forbidding to talk about?

Language and thought Emotion Feel bad

Afraid

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  frightening frightful alarming blood-curdling chilling creepy dreadful eerie fearsome forbidding hair-raising scary spine-chilling spooky terrifying

Social behavior Relationships Disunity

Unfriendly

• What words describe a place or situation where people are unfriendly?
  unfriendly unwelcoming inhospitable impersonal forbidding