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no-no
adjective as in forbidden
Strongest matches
adjective as in impermissible
adjective as in off-limits
adjective as in prohibited
noun as in ban
Strongest matches
Weak matches
noun as in constraint
Strong matches
noun as in curse
Strong matches
noun as in forbidden fruit
noun as in interdiction
noun as in malediction
noun as in oath
noun as in profanity
noun as in prohibition
noun as in proscription
noun as in restriction
Strongest matches
Strong matches
noun as in swearing
Strongest matches
noun as in taboo
Example Sentences
Erykah Badu Erykah Badu began her set nearly half an hour after its scheduled start time — a serious no-no at a festival with a tightly programmed live stream — and consequently found her sound cut after only about 20 minutes of music.
He once got in trouble for bowing to a company executive with his hand in his pocket, a major no-no in Korean culture.
Websites materialized for buying them across state lines, a no-no for licensed weed.
Another big no-no is showing up to work or events when you’re sick.
Guto Harri, a former Downing Street director of communications under Boris Johnson, told BBC Radio 5 Live's Matt Chorley that being paid more than your boss at No 10 was "basically a no-no".
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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