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Impermissible 84% connected

Not permissible.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Impermissible 84% connected

Not permissible.

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Sacred 84% connected

Set apart by solemn religious ceremony; especially, in a good sense, made holy; set apart to religious use; consecrated; not profane or common; as, a…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Sacred 84% connected

Set apart by solemn religious ceremony; especially, in a good sense, made holy; set apart to religious use; consecrated; not profane or common; as, a…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Broader term 4

Bias 76% connected

A weight on the side of the ball used in the game of bowls, or a tendency imparted to the ball, which turns it from a straight line.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Inhibition 76% connected

The act of inhibiting, or the state of being inhibited; restraint; prohibition; embargo.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Preconception 76% connected

The act of preconceiving; conception or opinion previously formed.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Prejudice 76% connected

Foresight.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Forbidden 92% connected

of Forbid

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Out 92% connected

In its original and strict sense, out means from the interior of something; beyond the limits or boundary of somethings; in a position or relation wh…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Prohibited 92% connected

of Prohibit

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Proscribed 92% connected

of Proscribe

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Taboo 92% connected

A total prohibition of intercourse with, use of, or approach to, a given person or thing under pain of death, -- an interdict of religious origin and…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

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