Forbidden and Rejected

Forbidden

Forbidden adjective - That may not be permitted.
Usage example: trespassing is forbidden

Rejected and forbidden are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rejected" instead an adjective "Forbidden".

Rejected

Rejected adjective - Left unoccupied or unused.

Forbidden and rejected are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Forbidden" instead an adjective "Rejected".

Nearby Words: reject, rejection, rejecting, rejector, rejecter

Both words in one sentence

  • Series / The Wonder Years Despite being forbidden to join, Wayne is adamant to get his physical, and reveals after he's rejected why he wanted to join in the first place: He didn't know what else to do, as he thinks he's not good enough to get into college.
  • Disney / Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas The Grinch: Beast hates Christmas at first, and has forbidden any celebrations in his castle, but he has a pretty good excuse, as his curse was inflicted on Christmas when he rejected the Enchantress entry into the castle; Christmas thus brings back painful memories.
  • Moses in the Bulrushes As mutants are rejected by society and forbidden to leave the sewers, they placed her on the doorstep of an orphanage with a note written in an alien language, so that people would think she was an alien rather than a mutant.
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