forbidding
adjective
[ fəˈbɪdɪŋ ]
• unfriendly or threatening in appearance.
• "a grim and forbidding building"
Similar:
hostile,
unwelcoming,
unfriendly,
unsympathetic,
unapproachable,
harsh,
grim,
stern,
hard,
tough,
cool,
cold,
chilly,
frosty,
disagreeable,
nasty,
mean,
abhorrent,
repellent,
off-putting,
threatening,
ominous,
menacing,
sinister,
brooding,
daunting,
fearsome,
frightening,
chilling,
disturbing,
disquieting,
uninviting,
mean-looking,
foreboding,
unpromising,
inauspicious,
evil-looking,
suggestive of evil,
spooky,
scary,
creepy,
direful,
bodeful,
forbid
verb
• refuse to allow (something).
• "I can see why phones were forbidden"
Similar:
prohibit,
ban,
outlaw,
make illegal,
veto,
proscribe,
disallow,
preclude,
exclude,
rule out,
bar,
debar,
block,
stop,
put a stop to,
put an end to,
declare taboo,
give the red light to,
give the thumbs down to,
put the kibosh on,
interdict,
enjoin,
restrain,
Origin:
Old English forbēodan (see for-, bid2).
