taboo

Definitions

Prohibited or restricted by social custom or religious practice.

A social or religious custom prohibiting or forbidding discussion of a particular practice or association with a particular person, place, or thing.

Examples

In many cultures, discussing death openly is considered a social taboo.

The tribe had a strict taboo against hunting animals in the sacred forest.

Synonyms

forbidden prohibited banned outlawed restricted impermissible unmentionable

Antonyms

permitted allowed acceptable encouraged sanctioned permissible approved