impermissible

im·per·mis·si·ble

I i

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [im-per-mis-uh-buh l]
- /ˌɪm pərˈmɪs ə bəl/
- /ˌɪm.pəˈmɪs.ə.bl̩/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [im-per-mis-uh-buh l]
- /ˌɪm pərˈmɪs ə bəl/

Definitions of impermissible word

adjective impermissible not permissible or allowable; unallowable. 1
noun impermissible Too bad to be allowed. 1
adjective impermissible that cannot be allowed 1
adjective impermissible not permissible; not allowed 0
adjective impermissible not permissible 0

See all 5 definitions of impermissible

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Origin of impermissible

First appearance:

before 1855

One of the 30% newest English words

First recorded in 1855-60; im-2 + permissible

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Parts of speech for Impermissible

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Impermissible

impermissible popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for impermissible

adj impermissible

banned — to prohibit, forbid, or bar; interdict: to ban nuclear weapons; The dictator banned all newspapers and books that criticized his regime.
closed — A closed group of people does not welcome new people or ideas from outside.
contraband — Contraband refers to goods that are taken into or out of a country illegally.
out of bounds — Sports. being beyond or passing the limits or boundaries of a field, course, etc., marking the area within which the ball, puck, or the like is legally in play.
taboo — proscribed by society as improper or unacceptable: Taboo language is usually bleeped on TV. Synonyms: prohibited, banned, forbidden, proscribed. Antonyms: allowed, permitted, permissible; sanctioned.

All 10 Synonyms of impermissible

Antonyms for impermissible

adjective impermissible

allowable — If people decide that something is allowable, they let it happen without trying to stop it.
permissible — that can be permitted; allowable: a permissible amount of sentimentality under the circumstances; Such behavior is not permissible!

All 2 Antonyms of impermissible

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