off-limits

The word “off-limits” has 3 syllables: off-lim-its

It's pronounced as /ˌɔfˈlɪmɪts/


What is synonym and antonym for off-limits?

In the thesaurus, “off-limits” has 23 synonyms and 13 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for off-limits along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for off-limits

Antonyms for off-limits

  • accessible
  • allowed
  • available
  • collective
  • common
  • communal
  • free
  • free-for-all
  • open
  • permitted
  • public
  • shared
  • unrestricted

Meanings of off-limits

  • adjective
    1. Not to be entered or used; restricted.

Example Sentences

  • The construction site is strictly off-limits to unauthorized personnel.
  • Due to safety concerns, certain areas of the park are off-limits after dark.
  • The confidential files are off-limits to anyone without clearance.
  • During the meeting, personal topics were declared off-limits for discussion.
  • The basement is off-limits while repairs are being made.

On this page you'll find 36 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to off-limits, such as: accessible, against the law, allowed, available, banned, barred, closed.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

taboo

tabu

ban

  • a thou-shalt-not
  • anathema
  • banish
  • bar
  • blackball
  • blacklist
  • block
  • boycott
  • bridle
  • caveat
  • cease
  • censorship
  • censure
  • check
  • check off
  • close down
  • close out
  • close up
  • commandment
  • condemnation
  • constraint
  • crush
  • curb
  • curse
  • damnation
  • debar
  • declare illegal
  • decree
  • denial
  • denunciation
  • deport
  • deprive
  • deter
  • deterrent
  • dictate
  • disallow
  • disallowance
  • discontinue
  • discourage
  • discouragement
  • disregard
  • dissuade
  • edict
  • eliminate
  • embargo
  • enjoin
  • except
  • exclude
  • excommunicate
  • excommunication
  • execration
  • exile
  • expel
  • forbid
  • freeze out
  • halt
  • hex
  • hinder
  • hoodoo
  • ice out
  • illegalize
  • impede
  • imprecation
  • inhibit
  • inhibition
  • injunction
  • interdict
  • interdiction
  • jinx
  • limitation
  • malediction
  • malison
  • mandate
  • mojo
  • negation
  • no-no
  • objection
  • obstruct
  • obviate
  • off-limits
  • ostracize
  • oust
  • out of bounds
  • outlaw
  • pass by
  • pass up
  • pox
  • preclude
  • prevent
  • prevention
  • prohibit
  • prohibition
  • proscribe
  • proscription
  • protest
  • put down
  • quash
  • quell
  • refusal
  • reject
  • rejection
  • repress
  • repression
  • repudiate
  • restrain
  • restraint
  • restrict
  • restriction
  • rule out
  • shut out
  • silence
  • spell
  • squash
  • squelch
  • stave off
  • stop
  • stoppage
  • subdue
  • suppress
  • suppression
  • suspend
  • taboo
  • tabu
  • throw out
  • veto
  • voodoo
  • warning
  • whammy
  • winze

banning

  • ban
  • banishing
  • barring
  • bidding
  • blackballing
  • blacklisting
  • blocking
  • bridling
  • ceasing
  • charging
  • checking
  • checking off
  • closing out
  • coercion
  • compulsion
  • constraint
  • crushing
  • curbing
  • debarring
  • decreeing
  • deporting
  • depriving
  • deterrence
  • deterring
  • dictation
  • direction
  • disallowance
  • disallowing
  • discontinuing
  • discouragement
  • discouraging
  • disregarding
  • dissuading
  • eliminating
  • embargo
  • embargoing
  • enjoining
  • excepting
  • excluding
  • excommunicating
  • exiling
  • expelling
  • forbidding
  • force
  • freezing out
  • halting
  • hindering
  • impeding
  • inhibiting
  • instruction
  • interdict
  • interdicting
  • interdiction
  • obstructing
  • obviating
  • off-limits
  • ostracizing
  • ousting
  • outlawing
  • precluding
  • preventing
  • prohibiting
  • prohibition
  • proscribing
  • proscription
  • putting down
  • quashing
  • quelling
  • rejecting
  • repressing
  • repression
  • repudiating
  • restraining
  • restriction
  • ruling out
  • shutting out
  • silencing
  • squashing
  • squelching
  • staving off
  • stopping
  • subduing
  • suppressing
  • suppression
  • suspending
  • throwing out
  • vetoing

barred

  • against the law
  • banded
  • banished
  • banned
  • barricaded
  • black-market
  • blackballed
  • blacklisted
  • blazed
  • blockaded
  • blocked
  • bolted
  • bound
  • bounded
  • bridled
  • brindled
  • caught
  • ceased
  • chained
  • checked
  • checked off
  • clogged
  • closed
  • closed out
  • closed-down
  • confined
  • contraband
  • controlled
  • corded
  • cramped
  • crooked
  • crushed
  • curbed
  • debarred
  • decreased
  • defined
  • deported
  • deprived
  • deterred
  • diked
  • diminished
  • disallowed
  • disapproved
  • discontinued
  • discouraged
  • disregarded
  • dissuaded
  • eliminated
  • embargoed
  • encircled
  • enjoined
  • excepted
  • excluded
  • excommunicated
  • exiled
  • expelled
  • fast
  • fastened
  • fenced
  • fettered
  • fixed
  • foiled
  • forbad
  • forbade
  • forbidden
  • froze out
  • frozen
  • frustrated
  • gated
  • governed
  • grooved
  • guarded
  • halted
  • hampered
  • hedged
  • held-back
  • hindered
  • hitched
  • illegal
  • illegitimate
  • illicit
  • immovable
  • impeded
  • impermissible
  • improper
  • inappropriate
  • ineffable
  • inhibited
  • interdicted
  • intolerable
  • linear
  • lineate
  • liny
  • locked
  • lodged
  • malfunctioning
  • manacled
  • marked
  • moderated
  • modified
  • narrowed
  • no-no
  • not allowed
  • not approved
  • not permitted
  • objectionable
  • obstructed
  • obviated
  • off-limits
  • ostracized
  • ousted
  • out of bounds
  • out of line
  • out of order
  • outlawed
  • pied
  • precluded
  • prescribed
  • prevented
  • prohibited
  • proscribed
  • put down
  • quashed
  • quelled
  • reduced
  • refused
  • reined in
  • rejected
  • repressed
  • repudiated
  • restrained
  • restricted
  • revoked
  • ridged
  • ruled
  • ruled out
  • sandwiched
  • secured
  • shady
  • shortened
  • shut out
  • silenced
  • small
  • squashed
  • squelched
  • staved off
  • stayed
  • stiff
  • stopped
  • streaked
  • streaky
  • striate
  • striated
  • strigose
  • striped
  • subdued
  • suppressed
  • surrounded
  • suspended
  • swollen
  • tabby
  • taboo
  • tabu
  • tempered
  • tethered
  • threw out
  • tore
  • trammeled
  • unacceptable
  • unauthorized
  • unbearable
  • unendurable
  • unlawful
  • unlicensed
  • unmentionable
  • unsanctioned
  • unseemly
  • unsuitable
  • unworkable
  • variegated
  • veined
  • verboten
  • vetoed
  • warped
  • wedged
  • whelked
  • whelky
  • wildcat

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