prohibido
Off limits here
Prohibido is Spanish for forbidden or prohibited.
Signs reading prohibido fumar (no smoking) or prohibido el paso (no entry) are common in Spanish-speaking countries and areas with large Spanish-speaking populations.
English speakers encounter it most often on posted warnings.
Access not permitted
- restricted areaSpace with controlled entry
- off-limitsProhibited from access
- keep outPrevent entry
- no trespassingPosted boundary warning
warning · barrier · fence · boundary · checkpoint · security · access denied · closed
Not allowed
- tabooCultural or social prohibition
- sacrilegeViolation of the hallowed
- blasphemyIrreverence toward the sacred
- sinViolation of divine law
immoral · unacceptable · improper · indecent · shameful · scandalous · transgression · cultural norm
Not allowed
- bannedOfficially disallowed
- unlawfulForbidden by statute
- restrictedLimited in scope
- contrabandProhibited trade goods
outlawed · criminalized · unauthorized · illicit · clandestine · smuggled · black market · penalty
Forbidden by Islamic law
- forbidden fruitEnticing thing that's prohibited
- kosherPermissible by Jewish law
- commandmentAuthoritative rule to obey
- sinViolation of divine law
temptation · Eden · apple · serpent · transgression · purity · unclean · ritual
Suppressed from publication
- bannedOfficially disallowed
- suppressedForcibly held down
- redactedOfficially removed from view
- blacklistedFormally excluded or barred
expurgated · bowdlerized · restricted · classified · confidential · silenced · forbidden book · Index
no entry
Access not permitted
- restricted areaSpace with controlled entry
- off-limitsProhibited from access
- keep outPrevent entry
no trespassing · warning · barrier · fence · boundary · checkpoint · security · access denied · closed · private property
forbidden
Not allowed
- tabooCultural or social prohibition
- sacrilegeViolation of the hallowed
- blasphemyIrreverence toward the sacred
sin · immoral · unacceptable · improper · indecent · shameful · scandalous · transgression · cultural norm · social convention
forbidden
Not allowed
- bannedOfficially disallowed
- unlawfulForbidden by statute
- restrictedLimited in scope
contraband · outlawed · criminalized · unauthorized · illicit · clandestine · smuggled · black market · penalty · fine
haram
Forbidden by Islamic law
- forbidden fruitEnticing thing that's prohibited
- kosherPermissible by Jewish law
- commandmentAuthoritative rule to obey
sin · temptation · Eden · apple · serpent · transgression · purity · unclean · ritual · fasting
censored
Suppressed from publication
- bannedOfficially disallowed
- suppressedForcibly held down
- redactedOfficially removed from view
blacklisted · expurgated · bowdlerized · restricted · classified · confidential · silenced · forbidden book · Index · samizdat
prohibidolibre
Unshackled, in Romance languages
open · free · welcomed · unrestricted
- prohibited itemsGoods forbidden by rules
- drug prohibitionLaws criminalizing certain substances
- prohibition eraPeriod of official banning
- prohibition lawsStatutes that outlaw something
- prohibition repealLifting of alcohol restrictions
- void where prohibitedNullified in forbidden regions
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