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beyond the pale

adjective as in out of bounds

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banned
forbidden
inaccessible
off-limits
prohibited
restricted

adjective as in taboo

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banned
outlawed
prohibited
tabu
unthinkable

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disapproved
forbidden
proscribed
reserved
restricted
unmentionable

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frowned on
illegal
off-limits
out of bounds
ruled out
unacceptable

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In his beyond-the-pale derision and offensiveness, he turned it into a night that could never have been an Oscar ceremony.

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