forbid

forbid is a 6-letter English word with 9 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: of Forbid. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 13 · 9 senses

Definitions

1. of Forbid
2. transitive verb. To command against, or contrary to; to prohibit; to interdict.
3. transitive verb. To deny, exclude from, or warn off, by express command; to command not to enter.
4. transitive verb. To oppose, hinder, or prevent, as if by an effectual command; as, an impassable river forbids the approach of the army.
5. transitive verb. To accurse; to blast.
6. transitive verb. To defy; to challenge.
7. intransitive verb. To utter a prohibition; to prevent; to hinder.
8. verb. command against

   "I forbid you to call me late at night"

   "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"

   Synonyms: disallow, interdict, nix, prohibit, proscribe, veto

9. verb. keep from happening or arising; make impossible

   "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"

   "Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project"

   Synonyms: foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent

Synonyms

disallow, interdict, nix, prohibit, proscribe, veto, foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent

Common word forms

forbids, forbidal, forbidder, forbidding

Words from these letters

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