1. forbidding - noun
· an official prohibition or edict against something
Synonym(s): ban, banning, forbiddance
Hypernym(s): prohibition
2. forbid - verb
· command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"; "Dad nixed our plans"
Synonym(s): prohibit, interdict, proscribe, veto, disallow, nix
Antonym(s): permit
3. forbid - 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"
Synonym(s): prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude
4. forbidding - adjective
· 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
5. forbidding - adjective
· 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"
Synonym(s): baleful, menacing, minacious, minatory, ominous, sinister, threatening
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