Thesaurus: forbidding

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1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Forbid
2. a. Repelling approach; repulsive; raising abhorrence, aversion, or dislike; disagreeable; prohibiting or interdicting; as, a forbidding aspect; a forbidding formality; a forbidding air.
3. adj. harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance
4. adj. threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
5. n. an official prohibition or edict against something
6. Repelling approach; repulsive; raising abhorrence, aversion, or dislike; disagreeable; prohibiting or interdicting; as, a forbidding aspect; a forbidding formality; a forbidding air. Syn. -- Disagreeable; unpleasant; displeasing; offensive; repulsive; odious; abhorrent. -- For*bid"ding*ly, adv. -- For*bid"ding*ness, n.
7. Repelling approach; repulsive; raising abhorrence, aversion, ordislike; disagreeable; prohibiting or interdicting; as, a forbiddingaspect; a forbidding formality; a forbidding air.
8. j:100 n an official prohibition or edict against something v command against v keep from happening or arising; make impossible s harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance s threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments