not allowed

ADJECTIVE

dangerous

Synonyms

STRONGEST

alarming bad critical deadly fatal nasty perilous precarious risky serious terrible threatening treacherous ugly unhealthy unsafe unstable

STRONG

no-go

WEAK

breakneck chancy dangersome delicate dynamite exposed formidable hairy heavy hot impending impregnable insecure jeopardous loaded malignant menacing mortal on collision course parlous portentous pressing queasy serpentine shaky speculative thorny ticklish touch-and-go touchy urgent viperous vulnerable wicked

Antonyms

STRONGEST

OK agreeable certain good great happy harmless healthful healthy honest kind nice pleasant pleasing safe secure stable strong sure trivial true unimportant wholesome wonderful

WEAK

careful guarded unhazardous untroubled

ADJECTIVE

forbidden

Synonyms

STRONGEST

outlawed prohibited

STRONG

banned closed no-go proscribed refused taboo vetoed

WEAK

black-market closed-down closed-up contraband no-no off-limits out of bounds verboten

Antonyms

STRONG

allowed

WEAK

approved authorized permitted sanctioned

ADJECTIVE

off-limits

Synonyms

STRONGEST

banned barred illegal prohibited restricted

WEAK

against the law forbidden illicit impermissible no-no not permitted out of bounds outlawed taboo unlawful verboten

Antonyms

STRONG

allowed permitted

ADJECTIVE

out

Synonyms

STRONGEST

away outside

STRONG

absent antiquated cold dated dead doused ended exhausted expired extinguished finished impossible outmoded

WEAK

at an end behind the times démodé not on old-fashioned old-hat passé ruled out unacceptable unfashionable used-up

Antonyms

STRONG

animated existing incomplete interested modern new saved stored unfinished warm

WEAK

here possible

ADJECTIVE

prohibited

Synonyms

STRONGEST

banned barred contraband illegal illicit restricted

STRONG

crooked proscribed refused taboo vetoed

WEAK

black-market closed-down no-no not approved off-limits out of bounds out of line shady verboten wildcat

Antonyms

STRONGEST

allowed lawful legal legitimate

WEAK

permitted

Example Sentences

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You are not allowed phones in there, so there are no phone videos, but there are photographs, and you can see the moment they’re removing me.

From Slate • May 19, 2026

He was told that he and his six groomsmen were not allowed to get dressed on site, but they could pretend to do so for pictures.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

“My realtor says I’m not allowed to panic until June,” she said.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

She was not allowed to see her two sons or her husband, who died of cancer in March 1999.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

“So? I told you we’re not allowed to have friends.”

From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn

not allowed

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