Bad
Bad adjective - Falling short of a standard.
Forbidding and bad are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Forbidding" instead an adjective "Bad".
Forbidding
Forbidding adjective - Causing fear.
Bad and forbidding are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bad" instead an adjective "Forbidding".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Bad Moon Rising has Lee's, a popular hang out for the monster hunter crowd, which has rarely obeyed rules forbidding weapons, magic, and mummies.
Source: Bad-Guy Bar - Rudy's mother warns her son about Larry being a bad influence rather than outright forbidding him to associate with Larry.
Source: Forbidden Friendship -
Bart Simpson is often this to Milhouse, to the point that one episode focused on Luann forbidding Milhouse from seeing Bart because he's such a bad influence.
Source: Toxic Friend Influence
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