Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

god forbid

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.66 in modern English

Syllables: god -for-bid
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

indicating that the occurrence of something is very undesirable

Example Sentences

"If, God forbid, there's a fire, head for the nearest exit."
"God forbid anybody get any real work done around here."
"A: Do you think he'll win the election? B: God forbid!"

Frequently Paired Words

hell no

Synonyms

heaven forbid heaven forfend God forbid absit omen God forfend lo aleinu perish the thought

Antonyms

God willing Lord willing more at Thesaurus:God forbid Deo volente from someone's mouth to God's ears God willing and the creek don't rise gods willing hopefully knock on wood inshallah Lord willing and the creek don't rise please God

Questions

What does god forbid mean?: indicating that the occurrence of something is very undesirable

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