| ADJECTIVE | all | forbidding, dour, grim | harshly uninviting / uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | forbidding, baleful, menacing, minacious, minatory, ominous, sinister, threatening | threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments | |
| NOUN | communication | forbidding, ban, banning, forbiddance | an official prohibition or edict against something |
| Sounds | faobih'dihng; ferbih'dihng | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng... | |
| Meaning | harshly uninviting / uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "a forbidding scowl" | |
| Synonyms | dour, grim | |
| Broader | unpleasant | Disagreeable to the senses, to the mind, or feelings |
| Spanish | adusto, austero, duro, severo | |
| Catalan | adust, auster, dur, sever | |
| Adverbs | forbiddingly | in an unpleasant or menacing manner |
| Meaning | threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "forbidding thunderclouds" | |
| Synonyms | baleful, menacing, minacious, minatory, ominous, sinister, threatening | |
| Broader | alarming | Frightening because of an awareness of danger |
| Spanish | agorero, amenazador, amenazante, funesto, ominoso, siniestro | |
| Catalan | amenaçador, ominós, sinistre | |
| Meaning | An official prohibition or edict against something. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | ban, banning, forbiddance | |
| Narrower | test ban | A ban on the testing of nuclear weapons that is mutually agreed to by countries that possess nuclear weapons |
| Broader | prohibition | refusal to approve / approve or assent to |
| Spanish | ilegalización | |
| Verbs | forbid | command against |
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