not allowed
Prohibited by rules
Not allowed means prohibited or forbidden.
Something not allowed is against the rules, regulations, or someone's wishes: Phones are not allowed in the exam room, You're not allowed to park here.
The phrase can soften a prohibition compared to harsher alternatives like forbidden or banned.
- bannedOfficially disallowed
- prohibitedOfficially not permitted
- forbiddenNot allowed
- disallowedOfficially not permitted
- restrictedLimited in scope
against the rules · off-limits · verboten · illegal · taboo · barred · unpermitted · outlawed · proscribed · ruled out · off the table · unlawful · denied · blocked · interdicted · vetoed · no can do · unacceptable
- Forbiddenforbidden, prohibited, banned, off-limits, taboo subject
- exclusionexclude, excluded, rule out, banned, bans
- unacceptableunacceptable, inappropriate, improper, wrong, forbidden
- signsstop sign, sign, signs, road sign, exit
not allowedallowed
Granted permission to proceed
permitted · permissible · acceptable · authorized · approved
not allowedrequired
Needed by rule
mandatory · compulsory · obligatory · encouraged · recommended
not allowedacceptable
Meeting minimum standards
appropriate · proper · welcome · encouraged · tolerated