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And it has a high percentage of women who say their husbands forbid them from working.

It is an article of faith with this man that there won't be any unruly behavior or, God forbid, any scenes.

The laws of physics probably forbid wormholes from existing anyway, according to Thorne.

The other would forbid more stringent background checks than those required by federal law.

I would be cautious to even pick them up and God forbid I take them home.

But step before her with my arms clasping a tin can with a geranium plant r Heaven forbid!

In some states statutes forbid the assignment of such policies for the benefit of creditors.

Many southern states passed resolutions requesting the northern states to forbid the publication of abolitionist papers.

I shall forbid it, I shall distinctly forbid it; it's a duty I owe to dear Georgie.

I shall not write any more of these diary letters unless there are further acute developments, which God forbid.

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On this page you'll find 88 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to forbid, such as: ban, block, cancel, censor, deny, and deprive.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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