tabu - Similar and Opposite Words

What is another word for tabu ?

Here are the synonyms for tabu , a list of similar words for tabu from our thesaurus that you can use

Noun

an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion

Synonyms

• taboo
• tabu

More generic

• inhibition

Noun

a prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature

Synonyms

• taboo
• tabu

More generic

• bias
• preconception
• prejudice

Adjective

excluded from use or mention

Synonyms

• forbidden
• out
• prohibited
• proscribed
• taboo
• tabu
• verboten

Related

• impermissible

Adjective

forbidden to profane use especially in South Pacific islands

Synonyms

• taboo
• tabu

Related

• sacred

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