Word "TABOO" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
a prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature
Synonyms:
tabu

Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion
Synonyms:
tabu

Part of Speech:
Adjective
Definition:
excluded from use or mention
Synonyms:
forbidden, out, prohibited, proscribed, tabu, verboten
Examples:
a taboo subject

Crossword Clues for TABOO

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Clue Source Date
Forbidden Mirror Classic 25 Apr 2024
Completely not allowed
Brief thanks and cry of contempt forbidden (5) Puzzler Cryptic 16 Apr 2024
Outlawed by social custom
Socially unacceptable thanks to cry of disapproval (5)
Off limits, as a topic
Prohibited by custom or religion (5) Puzzler 07 Apr 2024
Unlikely to be discussed LA Times Daily 07 Apr 2024
Strictly forbidden Mirror Tea Time 01 Apr 2024
Banned practice Wall Street Journal 28 Mar 2024
Not acceptable, by societal standards
Taking love into rickety boat is strictly forbidden (5)
Banned by social custom
Ruled out cricketer raising glasses (5)
Ban scant thanks with a jeer (5)
Hasbro's "game of unspeakable fun" LA Times Daily 10 Mar 2024
Cheers show disapproval of what is unacceptable
Sacred ban
Forbidden (activity) Puzzler Backwords 28 Feb 2024
Prohibited Mirror Quick 26 Feb 2024
Forbidden to throw a boot Mirror Cryptic 26 Feb 2024
Jeer to get back at ban (5)
Religious or social prohibition (5)
Forbidden (activity) Puzzler Backwords 18 Feb 2024
Forbidden, thanks to cry of disapproval (5)
Restriction also includes a bachelor
Forbidden thing Newsday 07 Feb 2024
Tom Hardy TV series Mirror Tea Time 05 Feb 2024
Forbidden to throw a boot Mirror Cryptic 23 Jan 2024
Prohibition Mirror Quick 23 Jan 2024
Social no-no USA Today 22 Jan 2024
Thanks to dissent in crowds, it's forbidden (5)
Simply not done Universal 08 Jan 2024
Also, hugging sailor is disapproved of
Prohibited Wall Street Journal 30 Dec 2023
You shouldn't have breast reduction! It's forbidden
Prohibited, culturally (5)
Impermissible Newsday 13 Dec 2023
Strictly prohibited Puzzler Backwords 09 Dec 2023
Two rounds added to bill — that's unacceptable The Times Cryptic 07 Dec 2023
Label with two zeros forbidden (5) Puzzler Cryptic 01 Dec 2023
Socially unacceptable or forbidden, say
Forbidden New York Times Mini 25 Nov 2023
Talking about politics at the dinner table, maybe USA Today 25 Nov 2023
Smoking on airplanes, nowadays Universal 19 Nov 2023
Culturally forbidden USA Today 11 Nov 2023
Verboten New York Times 10 Nov 2023
Forbidden Eugene Sheffer 03 Nov 2023
Forbidden by the society
Like 66-Across LA Times Daily 06 Oct 2023
Forbidden Eugene Sheffer 04 Oct 2023
Forbidden Eugene Sheffer 28 Sep 2023
Cultural prohibition The Times Concise 26 Sep 2023
Nice one: shocker verboten The Guardian Cryptic 22 Sep 2023
Prohibited thing Newsday 19 Sep 2023
Strictly forbidden Family Time 11 Sep 2023
Frowned upon LA Times Daily 07 Sep 2023
Banned words used to thanks and surprise The Times Cryptic 07 Sep 2023
Banned a bachelor entering also The Times Cryptic 16 Aug 2023
Off-limits LA Times Daily 01 Aug 2023
Forbidden, as some practices
Prohibited The Telegraph Quick 12 Jul 2023
Forbidden thing Newsday 04 Jul 2023
We don't talk about that New York Times 02 Jul 2023
Prohibited thing Newsday 20 Jun 2023
Social no-no
Verboten LA Times Daily 24 May 2023
Societal no-no
Out of bounds Newsday 30 Apr 2023
Socially forbidden, say
Words of gratitude and disapproval? Don't mention it! The Times Cryptic 20 Apr 2023
Definite no-no LA Times Daily 17 Apr 2023
Societal no-no
Societal restriction
Socially forbidden, say
Simply not done LA Times Daily 25 Jan 2023
Forbidden topic, in society
Banned The Guardian Quick 18 Jan 2023
Off-limits New York Times 02 Jan 2023
Behavior or activity that is socially unacceptable or forbidden
Bill loves forbidden subject The Times Cryptic 12 Dec 2022
Societal no-no topic?
Social no-no USA Today 06 Dec 2022
Something forbidden Newsday 28 Nov 2022
Prohibited a bishop entering as well The Times Cryptic 18 Nov 2022
Prohibited practice
Just not done Universal 09 Nov 2022
Two rounds added to bill? That's ruled out The Telegraph Cryptic 01 Nov 2022
Party game "of unspeakable fun" LA Times Daily 19 Oct 2022
Something not allowed Newsday 27 Sep 2022
Off-limits New York Times 25 Sep 2022
Social no-no USA Today 19 Sep 2022
After cheers, negative utterance forbidden The Times Cryptic 02 Sep 2022
In Chinese culture, gifting someone a clock is one USA Today 24 Aug 2022
Prohibited The Guardian Quick 18 Aug 2022
Proscribed The Times Concise 07 Aug 2022
Strictly forbidden LA Times Daily 25 Jul 2022
Game where certain words are off-limits Universal 18 Jul 2022
Not allowed Canadiana 11 Jul 2022
Social restriction The Times Concise 11 Jul 2022
Game with a card that might say 'Lawyer: court judge legal crime case' New York Times 26 Jun 2022
Just not done LA Times Daily 17 Jun 2022
Not to be discussed Universal 29 May 2022
Definite no-no Universal 15 May 2022
Word-based game where the players have to describe a word without using the "forbidden" words
Out of bounds Newsday 22 Apr 2022
Unspeakable Wall Street Journal 26 Mar 2022
Prohibited practice The Times Concise 25 Mar 2022
Societal no-no
Off-limits Universal 24 Jan 2022
Prohibited by social custom Irish Times Simplex 19 Jan 2022
Forbidden Wall Street Journal 10 Jan 2022
Off limits Thomas Joseph 29 Dec 2021
Game in which you can't say certain words USA Today 23 Dec 2021
Societal no-no
Not to be mentioned The Guardian Quick 10 Dec 2021
No-no New York Times 06 Dec 2021
Forbidden The Telegraph Quick 25 Nov 2021
Disapproved of, forbidden The Times Concise 22 Nov 2021
Socially forbidden, say
Wearing outside shoes indoors, for example USA Today 21 Nov 2021
Forbidden Universal 10 Nov 2021
Shouting in a library, e.g Universal 08 Nov 2021
Conversationally off-limits USA Today 29 Oct 2021
Forbidden Eugene Sheffer 19 Oct 2021
Socially off-limits USA Today 11 Oct 2021
It's just not cricket for flipping cricket club having a couple of ducks Irish Times Crosaire 11 Sep 2021
Prohibited practice, say
Game in which certain words are off-limits USA Today 22 Jul 2021
Prohibited Newsday 30 Jun 2021
Cheers old boy overturning love ban ... The Telegraph Toughie 17 Jun 2021
Not to be discussed Wall Street Journal 06 Jun 2021
Forbidden Thomas Joseph 04 May 2021
Bill loves what's prohibited
Banned cricketer over his fruitless efforts in match?
Socially forbidden USA Today 18 Mar 2021
Volunteers express disapproval — that's not acceptable
Societal forbiddance
Forbidden LA Times Daily 16 Feb 2021
Forbidden The Washington Post 16 Feb 2021
No-no New York Times 09 Feb 2021
Forbidden Eugene Sheffer 05 Feb 2021
Key rings prohibited The Sun Two Speed 26 Jan 2021
Unmentionable The Sun Two Speed 26 Jan 2021
Party game similar to Catch Phrase New York Times 17 Jan 2021
Off-limits Newsday 27 Dec 2020
Forbidden flutter about horses, two in 2nd and 3rd places The Telegraph Toughie 11 Dec 2020
It's a no-no New York Times 07 Dec 2020
Something not allowed Newsday 19 Oct 2020
Banned cricketer over his fruitless efforts in match?
Ban cheers and a more hostile expression
Prohibited thing Newsday 13 Oct 2020
Prohibited practice
Prohibition scuppered boat taking last of stingo The Telegraph Cryptic 15 Sep 2020
Restricted a part of car with raised temperature The Telegraph Toughie 10 Sep 2020
Off-limits Universal 28 Aug 2020
Banned Wall Street Journal 22 Aug 2020
Forbidden The Telegraph Quick 21 Aug 2020
A kick, bottom first, not allowed The Telegraph Cryptic 02 Aug 2020
Off-limits New York Times 16 Jul 2020
Not done Wall Street Journal 11 Jul 2020
Simply not done The Washington Post 01 Jul 2020
Simply not done LA Times Daily 01 Jul 2020
Like many touchy topics Universal 26 Jun 2020
Social prohibition USA Today 24 Jun 2020
Banned Universal 17 Jun 2020
Key rings forbidden by custom The Sun Two Speed 15 Jun 2020
Forbidden Universal 25 Apr 2020
Something forbidden Newsday 21 Apr 2020
It may be challenged by changing social norms The Washington Post Sunday 19 Apr 2020
Prohibited practice
Social prohibition Newsday 10 Apr 2020
Unacceptable by societal standards
Verboten Universal 31 Mar 2020
Forbidden Newsday 31 Mar 2020
Forbidden book, not acceptable in Chinese philosophy
Not allowed Newsday 18 Mar 2020
No-no LA Times Daily 17 Mar 2020
No-no The Washington Post 17 Mar 2020
Banned practice? Jonesin 10 Mar 2020
Bill ducks a subject to be ducked
It's forbidden The Washington Post 24 Feb 2020
It's forbidden LA Times Daily 24 Feb 2020
After cheers, negative utterance forbidden
Forbidden, in society
Never to be done Wall Street Journal 06 Feb 2020
Prohibited by social custom Irish Times Simplex 01 Feb 2020
Unacceptable in society
Frowned upon The Washington Post Sunday 05 Jan 2020
Expression of gratitude? I don't like that being forbidden
Forbidden thing Newsday 26 Nov 2019
Not permitted Canadiana 25 Nov 2019
Socially forbidden The Times Concise 20 Nov 2019
Strictly off-limits Wall Street Journal 30 Oct 2019
Expression of gratitude? I don't like that being forbidden
Forbidden, to society Family Time 06 Oct 2019
Something you can't do Universal 21 Sep 2019
Societal no-no
Prohibited practice Wall Street Journal 09 Sep 2019
Prohibited, or prohibit Newsday 02 Aug 2019
Forbidden by society
Socially prohibited The Times Concise 25 Jul 2019
Prohibition also involves sailor The Telegraph Cryptic 18 Jul 2019
Off-limits The Washington Post 26 Jun 2019
Off-limits LA Times Daily 26 Jun 2019
Just not done LA Times Daily 16 Jun 2019
Just not done The Washington Post 16 Jun 2019
Something that's not accepted by the society
Society no-no Family Time 02 Jun 2019
Forbidden word of appreciation: I don't like that! The Telegraph Cryptic 02 Jun 2019
Frowned-on practice USA Today 08 May 2019
Forbidden by the society, say
Something forbidden in a society
Prohibited Wall Street Journal 30 Apr 2019
Bought a book filled with forbidden stuff
Not acceptable, by societal standards
Serious no-no The Washington Post 09 Apr 2019
Serious no-no LA Times Daily 09 Apr 2019
After cheers, negative utterance forbidden
It simply isn't done USA Today 26 Mar 2019
Key rings forbidden by custom
Off-limits
Socially forbidden
Prohibited
Not allowed
It simply isn't done
Something you can't do
Serious no-no
Prohibited practice
Off-limits
Strictly off-limits
Not to be done
Just not done
Forbidden
Frowned-on practice
Societal no-no
Highly frowned upon Newsday 21 Dec 2018
. Not allowed to shift a footwear from bottom to top
Forbidden The Times Concise 09 Dec 2018
Off limits Thomas Joseph 04 Oct 2018
Prohibited activity The Washington Post 25 Sep 2018
Prohibited activity LA Times Daily 25 Sep 2018
Like certain subjects in certain company LA Times Daily 07 Sep 2018
Like certain subjects in certain company The Washington Post 07 Sep 2018
Forbidden thing
Off-limits USA Today 14 Aug 2018
Socially forbidden thing
Game in which some words are forbidden The Washington Post Sunday 05 Aug 2018
'The game of unspeakable fun' Wall Street Journal 07 Jun 2018
Banned volunteers voice displeasure
Societal restriction
Out of bounds Newsday 19 Apr 2018
No-no Newsday 16 Apr 2018
Strictly off-limits USA Today 24 Mar 2018
Not to be mentioned Wall Street Journal 21 Mar 2018
Excessively consuming salt is forbidden The Telegraph Cryptic 21 Jan 2018
Disapproved of denouement, a book's essential part?
. Excessive drinking at bar, to start with, is not allowed
… banned initially to avoid being openly offensive
Key rings unable to be brought up
Very much split by a book ban The Telegraph Toughie 03 Jan 2018
Off-limits
"The game of unspeakable fun"
Like certain subjects in certain company
Prohibited activity
Verboten
Not to be mentioned The Telegraph Quick 29 Dec 2017
Prohibited cheers with expression of disapproval
Verboten Thomas Joseph 08 Dec 2017
Something that's forbidden
Something that's forbidden
Stigma carrier Newsday 07 Oct 2017
Prohibited by social custom The Telegraph General Knowledge 24 Sep 2017
Societal no-no
Don't do it Newsday 07 Sep 2017
Cheers and jeers largely disapproved of
Rings club about prohibition The Times Cryptic 25 Jul 2017
No-no Universal 01 Jun 2017
It's socially unacceptable.  Thanks, it's meant to be shocking
Cheers, expression of dissent being banned
Just not done Newsday 16 Apr 2017
Prohibited custom The Times Concise 05 Apr 2017
Some get a bootleg issue -- that's unacceptable The Telegraph Toughie 22 Mar 2017
Not to be done USA Today 19 Feb 2017
Proscription Newsday 10 Feb 2017
Social no-no USA Today 07 Feb 2017
Unspeakable Wall Street Journal 07 Jan 2017
Eating pork, to an observant Jew or Muslim New York Times 03 Jan 2017
Forbidden
Eating pork, to an observant Jew or Muslim
No-no
Forbidden love old club brought back
Verboten act Premier Sunday 18 Dec 2016
Prohibited The Telegraph Quick 19 Sep 2016
Strictly verboten Universal 04 Aug 2016
Verboten Newsday 31 Jul 2016
Shaving the beard with a razor, in Jewish law New York Times 15 Jul 2016
Forbidden in polite society Universal 22 Jun 2016
Ban makeshift boat heading for ocean
Cheers critical comment? That's not acceptable The Times Cryptic 15 Jun 2016
Societal no-no Wall Street Journal 13 Jun 2016
Out of bounds New York Times 15 May 2016
Proscribed New York Times 08 May 2016
Double-dipping, e.g New York Times 29 Apr 2016
Verboten The Washington Post 23 Apr 2016
Reserves shocking outburst for something banned The Telegraph Toughie 15 Apr 2016
Bill loves something he can't have? The Times Cryptic 12 Apr 2016
Forbidden The Guardian Quick 09 Apr 2016
Gifting someone with a clock in China, e.g New York Times 11 Feb 2016
Extremely engaging sailor restricted by custom
Brief thanks and cry of contempt forbidden The Sun Two Speed 05 Feb 2016
Forbidden The Sun Two Speed 05 Feb 2016
Forbidden Wall Street Journal 26 Jan 2016
Off-limits Family Time 24 Jan 2016
Don't do it New York Times 13 Jan 2016
Off-limits
Simply not done
Shaving the beard with a razor, in Jewish law
No-no
Gifting someone with a clock in China, e.g.
Don't do it
Forbidden in polite society
Strictly verboten
Cultural no-no Universal 24 Nov 2015
It's a no-no Premier Sunday 22 Nov 2015
Prohibitive price of spectacles
Ban pamphlet a bookshop stocks
Volunteers express contempt for ban
Voluntary lot audibly disapprove of ritual restriction The Telegraph Toughie 01 Oct 2015
Proscribed Wall Street Journal 26 Sep 2015
Prohibition also covers one naval seaman The Times Cryptic 21 Sep 2015
Forbidden Canadiana 14 Sep 2015
Flap over oxygen restriction
Like forbidden fruit USA Today 08 Sep 2015
Hasbro's 'game of unspeakable fun' Wall Street Journal 31 Aug 2015
Volunteers express contempt for ban
Ban Universal 21 Jul 2015
Forbidden thing Family Time 20 Jul 2015
Just not done Universal 26 Jun 2015
Banned USA Today 02 Jun 2015
Bar bill ending with two zeros The Telegraph Toughie 27 May 2015
Prohibited Universal 16 Feb 2015
Prohibited USA Today 13 Feb 2015
Verboten New York Times 11 Feb 2015
Not allowed to, carrying sailor over
Eating non-halal, to Muslims New York Times 13 Jan 2015
It's a no-no
Ban
Cultural no-no
Just not done
Forbidden
Not allowed
Verboten
Behavioral no-no
Forbidden
Simply not done
Unacceptable
Verboten
Eating non-halal, to Muslims
Verboten
Proscribed
Prohibited
Like forbidden fruit
Banned
Prohibited
Not allowed to, carrying sailor over
Ruled out? Come back bat, bagging a pair
Check balls out
Bill loves being forbidden
Bill loves Prohibition
It's a no-no
Prohibited
See circled letters
Something that's just not done
Not to mention
Major no-no
Verboten
It's a no-no
It's off-limits
Verboten
Forbidden thing
Unmentionable
Sade "The Sweetest ___"
Not just discouraged
Verboten
Forbidden
Pretty much any white card in Cards Against Humanity
Definite no-no
Off-limits
Off-limits
A shoe back to front, unacceptable
Verboten thing
Banned from polite conversation
Strictly verboten
No-no
No-no
Banned from polite conversation
Proscribed
Banned
Forbidden thing
Impermissible
A profane state
Never to be done
Forbidden practice
Just not done
Socially unacceptable
Proscribed
Social no-no
Verboten
Like forbidden fruit
Major no-no
It's not done
"The Sweetest ___" (Sade hit)
It's simply not done
Major no-no
It's not done
It's just not done
Don't
Strictly forbidden
A whiff inside to ban
Forbidden
Forbidden
To be avoided
Verboten thing
Not to be done
Like cannibalism, e.g.
Under a ban
Game with a buzzer
Something to avoid
Just not done
It's just not done
Game with clue words you have to avoid
Something verboten
Burping in public, e.g.
Eating pork, to an observant 60-Across
No-no of society
Off-limits
No-no
Unacceptable in polite society
Banned from polite conversation
Just not done
Unacceptable
Societal no-no
Verboten
It's prohibited
No-no
Impermissible
It's prohibited
Something not done
"The Sweetest ___" (Sade hit)
Simply not done
Something not done
Out, by societal standards
Major no-no
Unacceptable
Like a divorce, in some places
It's a no-no
Game played with unmentionables?
Unacceptable
Strictly verboten
Don't
Off-limits
"The Sweetest ___" (Sade hit)
Like divorce, in some places
Hasbro's "game of unspeakable fun"
Verboten
Verboten
No-no
Don't
Just not done
One of the Ten Commandments, more likely than not
Prohibited
It's a no-no
Impermissible
Verboten
Proscribed by society as improper
Prohibition
No-no
Prohibition
Verboten
Off-limits
Prohibited thing
Unmentionable
It's not allowed
Strictly forbidden
Societal no-no
Social no-no
Forbidden
Society no-no
It isn't done
No-no
Not allowed
No-no of society
Not allowed
Prohibited
Prohibited
Societal no-no
Prohibited
Off-limits
Something to avoid
It simply isn't done
Forbidden fruit
'The Sweetest --' ('85 song)
Morally wrong
Something not to talk about
Unmentionable
Unmentionable
It's forbidden
Societal no-no
Something forbidden
Forbidden
Not done
Forbidden
Forbidden
Prohibition
No-no
Prohibited
Prohibition
No-no
Prohibition
Not done
It's nothing to speak of
No-no
It's a no-no
Cultural no-no
Ban
Like divorce in some places
Prohibited
Customary social restraint
Major no-no
Entering a sacred burial ground, say
Forbidden practice
Unmentionable
Banned
Pork, to a Jew, e.g.
Prohibition
Thou-shalt-not
Social prohibition
Group no-no
Social restraint
Inviolable
Nono
Proscription
Restriction
Prohibit
Conventional prohibition
Off limits
Unauthorized
Not allowed
Barred
Prescribed
Interdiction.
Prohibition.
Not allowed.
Forbidden.
Untouchable.
Not sanctioned.
Aboriginal interdiction.
Proscribed.
Prohibited.
Social prohibition.
Verboten.
Prohibit.
Out of bounds.
Don't touch!.
Forbidden by tradition.
Forbid.
Impermissible.
Hands off!
Talking about one's sex swing in the office, e.g.
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