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- Dictionaryforbidding/fəˈbɪdɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. unfriendly or threatening in appearance: "a grim and forbidding building" Similar Opposite
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unfriendly and likely to be unpleasant or harmful: a forbidding row of security guards. With storm clouds rushing over them, the mountains looked dark and forbidding. Synonym. menacing. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Not being friendly. abrasively. abrasiveness. abruptly. abruptness. aloof. estrangement from someone. flintily.
1. : such as to make approach or passage difficult or impossible. forbidding walls. 2. : disagreeable, repellent. a forbidding task. 3. : grim, menacing. a dark forbidding sky. forbiddingly. fər-ˈbi-diŋ-lē. fȯr- adverb. Synonyms. alarming. direful. dreadful. fearful. fearsome. formidable. frightening. frightful. ghastly. hair-raising. horrendous.
Definitions of forbidding. noun. an official prohibition or edict against something. synonyms: ban, banning, forbiddance. see more. adjective. threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments. “ forbidding thunderclouds” synonyms: baleful, menacing, minacious, minatory, ominous, sinister, threatening. alarming.
Forbidding definition: grim; unfriendly; hostile; sinister. See examples of FORBIDDING used in a sentence.
adjective. If you describe a person, place, or thing as forbidding, you mean they have a severe, unfriendly, or threatening appearance. There was something a little severe and forbidding about her face. ...a huge, forbidding building. Synonyms: threatening, severe, frightening, hostile More Synonyms of forbidding.
adjective. us / fɚˈbɪd.ɪŋ / uk / fəˈbɪd.ɪŋ / Add to word list. unfriendly and likely to be unpleasant or harmful: a forbidding row of security guards. With storm clouds rushing over them, the mountains looked dark and forbidding. Synonym. menacing. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Not being friendly. abrasively. abrasiveness. abruptly.
Synonyms for FORBIDDING: terrifying, frightening, formidable, scary, horrible, terrible, intimidating, fearful; Antonyms of FORBIDDING: reassuring, inviting, comforting, relaxing, soothing, calming, consoling, tranquilizing.
adjective. /fəˈbɪdɪŋ/ /fərˈbɪdɪŋ/ seeming unfriendly and frightening. a forbidding appearance/look/manner. The house looked dark and forbidding. His face took on a forbidding, sombre look. Want to learn more?
Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Frequency. Compounds & derived words. Factsheet. What does the adjective forbidding mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective forbidding. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status.
The earliest known use of the noun forbidding is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for forbidding is from around 1380, in the writing of John Wyclif, theologian, philosopher, and religious reformer.
