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Divide forbidding into syllables:

for · bid · ding

How to pronounce forbidding:

Synonyms for forbidding:

alarming
baleful
bodeful
creepy
daunting
dire
discouraging
disturbing
dour
dread
dreadful
eerie
eery
fearful
fearsome
foreboding
formidable
frightening
frightful
ghastly
grim
gruesome
horrendous
horrible
horrifying
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Antonyms for forbidding:

agreeable
alluring
approachable
attractive
beguiling
enticing
hospitable
inviting
kind
magnetic
nice
tempting
undaunting
welcoming
winning

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