All beyond the pale synonyms
be·yond the pale
B b adj beyond the pale
- permitted — to allow to do something: Permit me to explain.
- prohibited — to forbid (an action, activity, etc.) by authority or law: Smoking is prohibited here.
- banned — to prohibit, forbid, or bar; interdict: to ban nuclear weapons; The dictator banned all newspapers and books that criticized his regime.
- unthinkable — inconceivable; unimaginable: the unthinkable size of the universe.
- outlawed — a lawless person or habitual criminal, especially one who is a fugitive from the law.
- reserved — kept in reserve; forming a reserve: a reserve fund; a reserve supply.
- unmentionable — not mentionable; inappropriate, unfit, or improper for mention, as in polite conversation; unspeakable.
- restricted — confined; limited.
- forbidden — a past participle of forbid.
- anathema — If something is anathema to you, you strongly dislike it.
- illegal — forbidden by law or statute.
- 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.
- unacceptable — capable or worthy of being accepted.
- off limits — forbidden to be patronized, frequented, used, etc., by certain persons: The tavern is off-limits to soldiers.
- inaccessible — Unable to be reached.
- off-limits — forbidden to be patronized, frequented, used, etc., by certain persons: The tavern is off-limits to soldiers.