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off limits
adjective as in off-limits
adjective as in prohibited
adjective as in taboo
adjective as in unmentionable
adjective as in out of bounds
adjective as in impermissible
adjective as in forbidden
Strongest matches
noun as in prohibition
noun as in ban
Strongest matches
noun as in forbiddance
noun as in interdiction
noun as in proscription
adjective as in not allowed; prohibited
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Example Sentences
Although the blood-spattered offices will be off-limits, staff have vowed to continue producing the magazine.
Unfortunately, the underground tunnels that were used to transport booze and, if necessary, escaping patrons, are off-limits.
Most art worlders are likely, I think, to agree that absolutely nothing should be off-limits for art or literature.
There are all manner of politically-charged subjects that various advocacy groups might seek to declare off-limits.
The island is strictly off-limits to tourists, not because it is haunted, but because it is private property.
With support from the department's lawyers, they questioned the legality of using off-limits sanctions in civil rights cases.
Commanders were frequently quizzed on the probable effects of the imposition of off-limits sanctions or base closings.
The site remained off-limits to military and civilian personnel of the proving ground and closed to the public.
This section of the building was off-limits to the other patients in the Institute, but Stanton, the star border, had free rein.
Those are complicated machines, those things, and they're off-limits to the likes of you and me.
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On this page you'll find 30 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to off-limits, such as: banned, barred, illegal, prohibited, restricted, and against the law.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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