Synonyms of banning

banning 1 of 2

noun

as in prohibiting

the act of ordering that something not be done or used

the banning of the use of foul language at town council meetings was long overdue

Synonyms & Similar Words

• prohibiting
• prohibition
• outlawing
• forbidding
• barring
• proscription
• proscribing
• interdiction
• suppression
• enjoining
• interdicting
• charging
• instruction
• bidding
• decreeing
• direction
• dictation
• deterrence
• repression
• discouragement
• dissuading
• coercion
• compulsion
• constraint
• force

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• permission
• approval
• allowance
• support
• sanction
• endorsement
• toleration
• license
• promotion
• authorization
• clearance
• sufferance
• encouragement
• compliance
• submission
• obedience

banning

2 of 2

verb

present participle of ban

1

as in forbidding

to order not to do or use or to be done or used

the company absolutely bans smoking within its buildings

Synonyms & Similar Words

• prohibiting
• forbidding
• outlawing
• preventing
• discouraging
• proscribing
• barring
• stopping
• halting
• excluding
• enjoining
• interdicting
• restraining
• curbing
• precluding
• deterring
• blocking
• suppressing
• quashing
• silencing
• rejecting
• disallowing
• dissuading
• repressing
• vetoing
• depriving
• quelling
• impeding
• subduing
• inhibiting
• hindering
• shutting out
• squashing
• ruling out
• checking
• squelching
• obstructing
• crushing
• embargoing
• repudiating
• cracking down (on)
• debarring
• clamping down (on)
• putting down
• snuffing (out)
• bridling
• reining (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• permitting
• allowing
• letting
• approving
• suffering
• authorizing
• endorsing
• sanctioning
• supporting
• promoting
• encouraging
• licensing
• advancing
• warranting
• forwarding
• ordering
• cultivating
• furthering
• abetting
• commanding
• nurturing
• bidding
• tolerating
• bearing
• enduring
• abiding
• nourishing
• countenancing
• brooking

2

as in excluding

to prevent the participation, consideration, or inclusion of

the university banned those caught in the cheating scandal from graduation ceremonies

Synonyms & Similar Words

• excluding
• prohibiting
• eliminating
• barring
• preventing
• debarring
• suspending
• excepting
• counting (out)
• banishing
• expelling
• shutting out
• ruling out
• freezing out
• exiling
• closing one's doors to
• blacklisting
• closing out
• blocking
• precluding
• excommunicating
• ostracizing
• blackballing
• deporting
• deterring
• impeding
• hindering
• obviating
• obstructing
• ceasing
• ousting
• halting
• discontinuing
• checking off
• warding (off)
• disregarding
• weeding (out)
• combing (out)
• staving off
• throwing out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• including
• admitting
• receiving
• accepting
• embracing
• welcoming
• entertaining
• taking in
• unbanning

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of banning

Noun

The measures include the banning and blocking certain features for users younger than 16. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2026

The 20th century text is updated with notes on cyberbullying, viral videos , school shootings, conspiracy thinking, conservative populism, book banning and even beer pong. — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

Trump’s strong reactions may relate to his recent banning of CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House — a rash action that was stopped by a federal judge last week. — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026

Meanwhile, in those years since the banning, the GNFP audience continued to grow. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026

Rescues during holidays have declined in recent years, owing to the prohibition of alcohol on Memorial Day, Labor Day, and the Fourth of July, along with the banning of diving along the Clay Banks, Nunez said. — Reeti Malhotra july 10, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026

The talk was organized by local synagogues and the Chattanooga Jewish Federation in response to the banning of the novel by a nearby Tennessee school district a month prior. — Spin Team, SPIN, 22 June 2026

Still, Sylvain sees the banning of innocent users as a potential overcorrection. — Annie Joy Williams, The Atlantic, 23 Mar. 2026

Board members who have personal agendas – for example book banning, cell phone usage, gender and pronoun issues, history lessons, religious instruction – may be looking for a leader who feels similarly. — Marsha Sutton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026

Verb

His campaign is focused on abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement, banning data centers and providing green jobs. — CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026

Pakistan in recent years has taken a U-turn on cryptocurrency, opting to regulate digital assets instead of outright banning them. — Betsy Joles, NPR, 2 Nov. 2026

Bridgers did comment on her choice to be a bit of a pioneer in banning phones at this big a level. — Chris Willman, Variety, 1 Nov. 2026

And in Colorado, hundreds of communities over the years across the state have voted to opt out of a 2005 law banning municipal broadband networks. — Sara Herschander, Vox, 29 Oct. 2026

That ultimately led the Power Four conferences — the Atlantic Coast Conference, Big Ten and Big 12 being the others — to toughen up rules banning professional athletes from returning to college. — ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026

The next governor will decide whether to continue Newsom’s ambitious plan to accelerate the transition to zero-emission vehicles by banning the sale of new gas cars in California by 2035. — Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026

The park sits on the site of the former Les Bois Park, a racetrack that fielded horse races for decades until a 2015 law banning certain gambling machines ended live contests. — Idaho Statesman, 23 Oct. 2026

Airbnb is changing its rules and banning hosts from asking guests to take out the trash, wash used dishes, or strip any bedding. — James Peckham, PC Magazine, 22 Oct. 2026