Taboo

5 lettersnoun

Updated June 2026

Definition

a social prohibition or restriction

“The subject was considered taboo in polite conversation.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/təˈbuː/

Syllables

ta·boo

Related Words

Synonyms

tabuforbiddenoutprohibitedproscribedverboten

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Words Related to Taboo

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baboo tabog tabor tatoo yaboo

Words you can make from Taboo

Shorter words formed from the letters in “taboo”.

boat boot bota

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