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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: excluded from use or mention; "forbidden fruit"; "in our house dancing and playing cards were out"; "a taboo subject" [syn: forbidden, out, prohibited, proscribed, taboo, tabu, verboten]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Etymology: German, from Old High German farboten, past participle of farbioten to forbid (akin to Old English forb?odan to forbid), from far-, fur- for- + biotan to offer — more at bid Date: 1916 forbidden; especially prohibited by dictate

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. forbidden, esp. by an authority. Etymology: G

Moby Thesaurus

banned, barred, contraband, disapproved, forbade, forbid, forbidden, illegal, illicit, nonpermissible, not permitted, off limits, out of bounds, outlawed, prohibited, ruled out, taboo, tabooed, unallowed, unauthorized, under the ban, unlawful, unlicensed, unpermissible, unsanctioned, untouchable, vetoed