BANNED Synonyms: 168 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in prohibited

that may not be permitted at one time books, movies, and plays could use "banned in Boston" as a selling point

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verb

past tense of ban

as in outlawed

to order not to do or use or to be done or used the company absolutely bans smoking within its buildings

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as in excluded

to prevent the participation, consideration, or inclusion of the university banned those caught in the cheating scandal from graduation ceremonies

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Recent Examples of banned

Verb

California and Massachusetts have banned — via ballot measures — any pork sold in their states coming from farms that use these crates. — Kenny Torrella, Vox, 9 Sep. 2026 The proposal would have generally banned e-bikes and other e-conveyances from playgrounds, parks and school grounds unless signs specifically allowed them. — Haley Parsley, Sacbee.com, 9 Sep. 2026 He has been banned from platforms like YouTube, TikTok and Instagram for violating hate speech guidelines. — David Fischer, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026 Prestianni was subsequently banned by UEFA and FIFA, having admitting to using a homophobic (rather than racist) slur against the Madrid forward. — Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026 Six men ultimately were convicted — TSA immediately banned nearly all liquids, gels and aerosols from remaining with travelers beyond security screening. — Rio Yamat, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026 There was a time when Scott Rudin was all but banned from Broadway for abusing his assistants. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026 The Turkish government was deposed in a military coup in 1980, and in the aftermath, the CHP (along with every other party) was banned from politics. — Nick Taborall, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Sep. 2026 Leonard must repay the NBA $700,000, and his uncle is banned from engaging with or conducting any business with NBA teams for five years. — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 2 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for banned

Adjective

Their forbidden love leads the Jade Emperor to decree their separation on opposite sides of the Milky Way.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
To control the dangerous unfettered use of magic, an oversight council established ground rules on what is considered forbidden magic and the knowledge of its existence.

— Kalai Chik, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of forbidden

Verb

Six Flags said food and other loose items are prohibited on rides because these items can create safety hazards.

— Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026
The University of Chicago’s social-science faculty have prohibited most technology and banned the use of AI tools from their core classes.

— Sian Leah Beilock, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of prohibited

Verb

Yet only a few people have actually seen it, with smaller and open-source AI companies generally getting excluded from the administration’s conversations.

— Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 9 Sep. 2026
The community received disproportionate federal grants to rebuild, as many were excluded from city and state grant programs due to Chinatown being located outside of the scope to receive that funding, the report said.

— Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of excluded

Verb

Trump is constitutionally barred from running for a third presidential term.

— Josh Boak, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026
The officers were all required to sign a confidentiality agreement that barred them from discussing candidates’ personal information with anyone outside the office.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of barred

Verb

The uptick rule forbade a short seller from knocking a stock down by endlessly selling it no matter what.

— Jim Cramer, CNBC, 30 Aug. 2026
Despite growing up in the city of Motown and the country’s R&B capital, CeCe Winans and her siblings were not permitted to listen to secular music—their parents forbade it.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of forbade

Verb

As The Athletic detailed here, the Clippers’ chance at taking the arbitration route was eliminated by the National Basketball Players Association’s choice to agree with the NBA on the ruling.

— Law Murray, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Bring up the unnecessary and wasteful government programs that should be eliminated.

— Cal Thomas, Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of eliminated

Verb

The Louisiana ruling prevented the NCAA, SEC and LSU from taking action that would adversely affect the athletes.

— Chris Vannini, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Living under a rock would hardly have prevented you from hearing the ubiquitous monster hit — and replaying it in your head ad nauseam.

— Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026