ban

ban

noun

Definition of BAN

1

a prayer that harm will come to someone <a father's ban upon his ungrateful son>

Synonyms anathema, ban, execration, imprecation, malediction, malison, winze [Scottish]

Related Words censure, condemnation, damnation, denunciation, excommunication; hex, hoodoo, jinx, mojo, spell, voodoo, whammy; pox

Near Antonyms citation, commendation, endorsement (also indorsement)

Antonyms benediction, benison, blessing

2

an order that something not be done or used <a quiet seaside resort with a ban on the drinking of alcohol in public places>

Synonyms ban, embargo, interdict, interdiction, proscription, veto

Related Words no-no, taboo (also tabu); constraint, inhibition, limitation, restraint, restriction; deterrent, discouragement; repression, suppression; prevention; denial, disallowance, negation, refusal, rejection; objection, protest; caveat, warning; no-no; commandment, decree, dictate, edict, injunction, mandate

Near Antonyms sufferance, tolerance, toleration; allowance, allowing, authorization, clearance, consent, granting, leave, letting, license (or licence), licensing (also licencing), permission, permitting, sanction, sanctioning; approbation, approval, blessing, endorsement (also indorsement), imprimatur, OK (or okay); enabling, encouragement, facilitation, promotion, support; compliance, obedience, submission; accession, acquiescence, agreement, assent

Antonyms prescription