blacklist

1 of 2

noun

black·​list ˈblak-ˌlist 

1

: a list of persons who are disapproved of or are to be punished or boycotted

2

: a list of banned or excluded things of disreputable character

a domain-name blacklist

… helped the government keep marijuana on the blacklist.

—Cynthia Cotts

blacklist

2 of 2

verb

blacklisted; blacklisting; blacklists

transitive verb

: to put on a blacklist

blacklister noun

Examples of blacklist in a Sentence

Noun

He's on the FBI's blacklist.

The rental company has created a blacklist of bad drivers.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Tron alone holds about $89 billion of USDT and carries the longer blacklist. — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026

The blacklist caused serious health problems, tore families apart, drove people to suicide, and prevented some potentially great films from ever being made. — John Bleasdale, Variety, 5 Aug. 2026

Verb

Certain countries have been blacklisted for lack of political interest. — Adam Harris, The Atlantic, 3 Aug. 2026

According to the outlet, Hallstrom said she was effectively blacklisted from the entertainment industry and pushed to the brink financially. — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1624, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1702, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for blacklist

• assist
• booklist
• checklist
• consist
• desist
• dismissed
• enlist
• exist
• insist
• oocyst
• persist
• resist

Kids Definition

blacklist

noun

black·​list

ˈblak-ˌlist

: a list of persons who are disapproved of and are to be punished

blacklist verb