forbidding

Letters that make forbidding

o, b, d, f, g, n, r, i are letters that make 'forbidding'

Words within forbidding

ddI, DDI, OR, ding, orb, id, DD, bidding, FO, ng, in, rbi, din, bid, ID, IN, Bi, In, Rb, forbid are words within 'forbidding'


3 possible definitions for 'forbidding'

Forbidding as "harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance"

Under this definition, forbidding is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

grim, dour have the same meaning as 'forbidding'

Derivatives of forbidding

grimness, ghastliness, gruesomeness, luridness are derivatives of 'forbidding'.

Similar to forbidding

unpleasant is similar to forbidding.

Example of forbidding used within this context

"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


Forbidding as "an official prohibition or edict against something"

Under this definition, forbidding is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

banning, forbiddance, ban have the same meaning as 'forbidding'

forbidding as a type

'forbidding' can be a type of prohibition.

Types of forbidding

test ban is a type of forbidding.

Derivatives of forbidding

forbid, prohibit, proscribe, disallow, ban, nix, veto, censor, interdict are derivatives of 'forbidding'.


Forbidding as "threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments"

Under this definition, forbidding is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

ominous, baleful, menacing, minacious, minatory, sinister, threatening have the same meaning as 'forbidding'

Derivatives of forbidding

omen, portent, presage, balefulness, prognostic, prognostication, prodigy, maleficence, mischief are derivatives of 'forbidding'.

Similar to forbidding

alarming is similar to forbidding.

Example of forbidding used within this context

"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"



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