unmentionable

Examples

• All

• And what plot is that? It must be unmentionable.

  Blog text (20)

• Well, by that time, eating will become unmentionable, pictures of food will be considered rare and curious and only collected by rude, old gentlemen.

  I Capture the Castle (2003)

• What unmentionable thing had I done to merit such treatment?"

  Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1960)

• You already hooked me up with... the unmentionable.

  Our Family Wedding (2010)

• Off the Debate Agenda: The Unmentionable Threat of Global Warming

  Blog text (28)

• The implication was that farther within the Quarter, anything goes, and one would see the unmentionable on television.

  Academic text (1999)

• But it made Brenna angry that Mattie had brought up the unmentionable.

  Fiction book (1997)

• The return of Praetorianism, that is, corrupt military despotism, is an unmentionable fact in many African countries.

  Blog text (10)

• Nick hails from an Italian neighborhood in the Bronx, where the underworld of organized crime is an unmentionable presence.

  Academic text (1997)

• In many cultures, topics related to sexuality are often considered unmentionable in polite conversation.

Synonyms

F

forbidden

vsunmentionable

192 3.2

Not allowed by law, rules, or custom

is avoided because it is unsuitable for talk rather than formally prohibited

O

off-limits

vsunmentionable

119 4.6

Not allowed to enter, use, or talk about

is avoided as a topic rather than as a physical or area restriction

I

impermissible

vsunmentionable

• Formal

6 7.7

Not allowed by rules, laws, or official standards

is avoided as a social taboo rather than as a formal rules issue

U

unsayable

vsunmentionable

• NSFW

1 9.3

So offensive that people do not say it

is avoided as an unsuitable topic rather than only for offensiveness

U

unutterable

vsunmentionable

• Literature

1 9.9

Too holy to be spoken aloud

is avoided for general taboo or social ban rather than sacred respect

U

undiscussable

vsunmentionable

9.9

A topic people avoid talking about because it is taboo or painful

is avoided as an unsuitable or socially banned subject rather than mere discomfort

Antonyms

D

discussable

1 3.7

Able to be talked about

How Discussable

discussable

1 3.7

open

∞ 1.0

sensitive

424 2.9

private

∞ 1.8

unmentionable

• NSFW

4 7.9

taboo

38 5.2

Surface Forms

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