Words Like FORBIDDING
    
   We have put together a list of words that are similar to FORBIDDING.
    
    
    
        
            3 Alternative Words Similar to forbidding
   
            
               
            
            
        
       
    
    
        10 examples of forbidding
           
        
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        a forbidding aspect; a forbidding formality; a forbidding air.
    
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        a grim man loving duty more than humanity
    
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        undoubtedly the grimmest part of him was his iron claw
    
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        a forbidding scowl
    
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        sinister storm clouds
    
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        his tone became menacing
    
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        forbidding thunderclouds
    
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        his threatening behavior
    
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        ugly black clouds
    
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        a sinister smile
    
       
    
    
        10 definitions of forbidding
           
        
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        Repelling approach; repulsive; raising abhorrence, aversion, or dislike; disagreeable; prohibiting or interdicting
    
    
    
 
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        harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance
    
    
    
 
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        threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
    
    
    
 
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        an official prohibition or edict against something
    
    
    
 
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        Tending or threatening to impede progress:  forbidding rapids. 
    
    
    
 
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        Unpleasant; disagreeable:  a forbidding scowl. 
    
    
    
 
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        Having a menacing aspect:  forbidding thunderclouds. 
    
    
    
 
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        Repelling approach; repellent; repulsive; raising aversion or dislike; disagreeable: as, a forbidding aspect; forbidding weather; forbidding manners.
    
    
    
 
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        Synonyms Unpleasant, displeasing, offensive, odious, abhorrent, repellent.
    
    
    
 
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        highly unpleasant or disagreeable