tabu vs out

tabu and out both are nouns.

tabu and out both are adjectives.

tabu is not a verb while out is a verb.

tabu is not an adverb while out is an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tabu	Yes	Yes	No	No
out	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

As adjectives, tabu and out are synonyms defined as:

tabu and out: excluded from use or mention

Other synonyms of tabu include forbidden, prohibited, proscribed, taboo, verboten.

tabu (noun)	out (noun)
an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion	(baseball) a failure by a batter or runner to reach a base safely in baseball
a prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature

tabu (adjective)	out (adjective)
excluded from use or mention	not allowed to continue to bat or run
forbidden to profane use especially in South Pacific islands	being out or having grown cold
	outside or external
	excluded from use or mention
	not worth considering as a possibility
	outer or outlying
	directed outward or serving to direct something outward
	knocked unconscious by a heavy blow
	no longer fashionable
	out of power; especially having been unsuccessful in an election

tabu (verb)	out (verb)
	be made known; be disclosed or revealed
	reveal (something) about somebody's identity or lifestyle
	to state openly and publicly one's homosexuality

tabu (adverb)	out (adverb)
	away from home
	from one's possession
	moving or appearing to move away from a place, especially one that is enclosed or hidden

Difference between tabu and out

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