tabooed
Made strictly off-limits
Tabooed means forbidden or prohibited by social custom or cultural belief.
Something tabooed is off-limits, often for reasons rooted in tradition rather than law: In many cultures, certain foods are tabooed during religious observances.
The word functions as both past tense of the verb taboo and as an adjective describing prohibited things.
Also spelled tabued.
Officially disallowed
- prohibitedOfficially not permitted
- outlawedForbidden by law
- proscribedFormally forbidden by authority
- interdictedProhibited by decree
verboten · off-limits · unspeakable · unmentionable · censored · suppressed · restricted · barred
Made to feel disgrace
- disgracedBrought into shame
- stigmatizedMarked with social shame
- brandedMarked by hot iron
- taintedContaminated, made impure
marked · ostracized · shunned · outcast · pariah · marginalized · excluded · rejected
Dedicated to the divine
- sacrosanctRegarded as too important to alter
- sanctifiedMade sacred through blessing
- consecratedDeclared sacred through ritual
- inviolableImpossible to breach
hallowed · revered · venerated · divine · untouchable · protected · sacral · ritualized
Traditional practices or import taxes
- ritualsCeremonial repeated practices
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
- beliefsAccepted truths, personal
- superstitionsUnfounded beliefs about luck
totems · ancestors · rites · ceremonies · folklore · myths · norms · heritage
banned
Officially disallowed
- prohibitedOfficially not permitted
- outlawedForbidden by law
- proscribedFormally forbidden by authority
interdicted · verboten · off-limits · unspeakable · unmentionable · censored · suppressed · restricted · barred · disallowed
shamed
Made to feel disgrace
- disgracedBrought into shame
- stigmatizedMarked with social shame
- brandedMarked by hot iron
tainted · marked · ostracized · shunned · outcast · pariah · marginalized · excluded · rejected · avoided
holy
Dedicated to the divine
- sacrosanctRegarded as too important to alter
- sanctifiedMade sacred through blessing
- consecratedDeclared sacred through ritual
inviolable · hallowed · revered · venerated · divine · untouchable · protected · sacral · ritualized · set apart
customs
Traditional practices or import taxes
- ritualsCeremonial repeated practices
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
- beliefsAccepted truths, personal
superstitions · totems · ancestors · rites · ceremonies · folklore · myths · norms · heritage · mores
tabooedpermitted
Granted leave to proceed
allowed · sanctioned · acceptable · permissible · approved
tabooedencouraged
Gave support and confidence
celebrated · promoted · embraced · endorsed · championed
- sexual taboosForbidden intimate practices
- cultural tabooForbidden practice within society
- taboo subjectTopic considered inappropriate to discuss
- taboo wordsCulturally prohibited expressions
- taboo languageCulturally prohibited expressions
- food taboosCulturally forbidden consumables