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forbid vs kibosh

kibosh vs forbid

forbid and kibosh both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
forbid No No Yes No
kibosh No No Yes No
As verbs, kibosh is a hyponym of forbid; that is, kibosh is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than forbid:
  • forbid: keep from happening or arising; make impossible
  • kibosh: stop from happening or developing
forbid (verb) kibosh (verb)
command against stop from happening or developing
keep from happening or arising; make impossible
Difference between forbid and kibosh

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