Forbid and Support

Opposite meaning words

Forbid verb - To order not to do or use or to be done or used.

Usage example: we forbid you to see him

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Support is an antonym for forbid in outlaw topic.

Support verb - To promote the interests or cause of.

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Forbid is an antonym for support.

love	forbid love	support love
party	forbid party	support party
people	forbid people	support people
kind	forbid kind	support kind
Other words: marriage, children, relationship, use, child, daughter, sister, friends, members.

Jules openly defies her mother with her father's support, while Jess sneaks around behind her parents' backs after they forbid her to play.

Source: Wanted a Gender-Conforming Child

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