BANNED Synonyms: 168 Similar and Opposite Words

banned 1 of 2

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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banned

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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

Earlier this year, two band members were banned from Singapore for displaying the Palestinian flag onstage during a concert. — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2026 Under the new rules, K-12 schools are also explicitly banned from deploying AI applications designed to meet students’ social or emotional needs, which includes technology that is meant to simulate friendship with the user. — Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026 Sorsby was banned from college football for betting on his team at Indiana and other violations. — Chris Vannini, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026 Similarly, a citizen who violates technology export or import regulations could be banned from leaving if the action endangers industrial or technological security, the regulation says. — Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026 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 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

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

Trump posted on Truth Social earlier in the week that the renovation will not take place unless courts lift a judge’s order that has prohibited his name from being inscribed on the facade of the complex.

— Ted Johnson, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026
The contract manager disputed the claim that the travel was prohibited; the inspector general disagreed.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of prohibited

Verb

The Oscars also excluded the actor from its own In Memoriam segment in March.

— Zack Sharf, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026
The appeal argues that determination is not supported by substantial evidence and that the city improperly excluded demolition of Red Rest from historical resource impact analysis.

— Ashley Mackin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of excluded

Verb

Popular committees stored food for curfews, set up clinics, and planted backyard gardens (until Israel outlawed them in 1988).

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
When music is outlawed in Afghanistan, the orchestra conductor Nazar (Babak Karimi) and his tuba-playing son Jalil (Ivar Wafaei) are forced to leave everything behind.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of outlawed

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

An interview with Talarico was also at the center of controversy in February when Stephen Colbert said CBS forbade him from interviewing the candidate.

— Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 10 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of forbade

Verb

However, Heidi was eliminated during week 8 of the competition, while Charli and Mark won the series.

— Francesca Gariano, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026
Viewer votes will be combined with judges’ scores to determine the pairs that will be eliminated and those that will continue on to next week’s show.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 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