Taboo is an English word with synonyms like tabu or inhibition. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Taboo meaning
- An inhibition or ban that results from social custom or emotional aversion.
- Something which may not be used, approached or mentioned because it is sacred.
Synonyms of Taboo
Using Taboo
- The main meaning on this page is: An inhibition or ban that results from social custom or emotional aversion. | Something which may not be used, approached or mentioned because it is sacred.
- Useful related words include: tabu, inhibition, preconception, prejudice.
- In the example corpus, taboo often appears in combinations such as: the taboo, taboo in, is taboo.
Context around Taboo
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 7 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Taboo
- In this selection, "taboo" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 27.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, birth, death, non, terms, breaches and death stand out and add context to how "taboo" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a rather taboo topic and and non taboo meanings becomes. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "taboo" sits close to words such as chanted, chops and crimea, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with taboo
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Often a word with both taboo and non-taboo meanings becomes restricted to the taboo definition alone. (17 words)
Despite the profound impact money has on our daily existence, the topic remains taboo in some families. (17 words)
But once a taboo has been broken at a certain level, future breaches of that taboo garner less attention. (19 words)
Another bold new track on “Strays,” the more psychedelic epic “Light Me Up” — featuring Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers guitarist Mike Campbell — is a fiery exposition on a topic that Price thinks is far too taboo for women country singers: S-E-X. (42 words)
Animals fled from hunter in case of taboo breaches, e.g. birth taboo, death taboo (Kleivan & Sonne, pp. 12–13) The soul concepts of several groups are specific examples of soul dualism (showing variability in details in the various cultures). (40 words)
After I ate the meal, without cleaning my mouth before, a taboo for me in those days, my nurse, who was one of the wives of Baba Alajo Shomolu, brought me a breakfast of pap and peppered stew. (38 words)
Example sentences (20)
Animals fled from hunter in case of taboo breaches, e.g. birth taboo, death taboo (Kleivan & Sonne, pp. 12–13) The soul concepts of several groups are specific examples of soul dualism (showing variability in details in the various cultures).
Often a word with both taboo and non-taboo meanings becomes restricted to the taboo definition alone.
But once a taboo has been broken at a certain level, future breaches of that taboo garner less attention.
It is taboo for us to talk about housing issues, but it isn’t taboo for us to talk about how much all of our roommates get along.
Taboo terms Taboo terms are used as insults, epithets, and expletives because they damage the listener's face, which might destroy social harmony — especially if the speaker and listener are socially distant from one another.
To alter the pronunciation or spelling of a taboo word (such as a swear word ) to form a euphemism is known as taboo deformation, or "minced oath".
After I ate the meal, without cleaning my mouth before, a taboo for me in those days, my nurse, who was one of the wives of Baba Alajo Shomolu, brought me a breakfast of pap and peppered stew.
Another bold new track on “Strays,” the more psychedelic epic “Light Me Up” — featuring Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers guitarist Mike Campbell — is a fiery exposition on a topic that Price thinks is far too taboo for women country singers: S-E-X.
Asked about possible fighter aircraft deliveries to Ukraine, an urgent request by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Lecornu said the question was “not taboo”.
But, according to dating app Bumble, age-gap relationships might not be as taboo as we go into 2024.
But despite the ubiquity of sugar in our diets, the notion of sugar addiction is still a rather taboo topic.
But due to a myriad of structural inequalities, the majority of these vital services are limited in access, expensive, and taboo in certain communities.
But during the talk show Steph, who also shares son Albert, 22 months with Danny, overcome the taboo as she had to breastfeed Edith during their conversation.
But homosexuality and same-sex marriage still remain taboo topics in the socially conservative country led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, whose government has largely opposed the issue—arguing that the matter should be decided in parliament.
Co-creators Maya Erskine and Anna Konkle star as 13-year-old versions of themselves, allowing the series to address topics and situations many would consider taboo if performed by younger lead actors.
Despite the profound impact money has on our daily existence, the topic remains taboo in some families.
Forbidden by their families from marrying, they ran away to get hitched - a taboo in Pakistan that can sometimes lead to so-called honour killings.
For some folks, especially those in the addiction recovery world, using one drug to help you stay off another is a taboo dooming users to failure or relapse.
Guy’s ambitious solo challenge embodies the transparency needed to break the taboo of suicide as well as raise awareness of the issue through his charity fundraising.
If you’re wondering what it is about age play that makes it so very popular and thoroughly taboo, look no further.
Common combinations with taboo
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the taboo 28×
- taboo in 21×
- is taboo 16×
- taboo for 12×
- as taboo 10×
- taboo and 9×
- taboo against 8×
- taboo topic 7×
- and taboo 7×
- taboo of 7×