Synonyms of criminalized

criminalized 1 of 2

adjective

as in prohibited

Related Words

• prohibited
• forbidden
• proscribed
• outlawed
• disallowed
• contraband
• barred
• discouraged
• banned
• unauthorized
• interdicted
• smuggled
• unlicensed
• unapproved
• criminal
• unsanctioned
• illegal
• illicit
• unlawful
• bootleg
• under-the-table
• wrongful
• improper
• felonious
• under-the-counter
• illegitimate

Dissimilar Words

• permitted
• authorized
• licensed
• endorsed
• approved
• promoted
• allowed
• supported
• legal
• sanctioned
• legitimate
• correct
• suggested
• lawful
• proper
• encouraged
• decent
• decorous
• abetted
• seemly

criminalized

2 of 2

verb

past tense of criminalize

as in outlawed

to make or declare contrary to the law

wanted to criminalize an activity that the mountaineers had been engaging in for generations

Synonyms & Similar Words

• outlawed
• banned
• illegalized
• prohibited
• proscribed
• forbade
• enjoined
• barred
• interdicted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• legalized
• permitted
• let
• decriminalized
• allowed
• suffered
• approved
• sanctioned
• endorsed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of criminalized

Adjective

But first McCarty needed a sense of how many women were imprisoned at Mabel Bassett for crimes tied to their own abuse — a phenomenon that sentencing-reform advocates call criminalized survivorship. — Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026

Isaias Medina, an international lawyer and former Venezuelan diplomat who denounced his own government at the International Criminal Court, described Venezuela as a criminalized state dominated by narcotrafficking networks. — Solly Boussidan , Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 7 Dec. 2025

Verb

Nicaragua’s last election in 2021 was widely disputed after Ortega detained opponents and business leaders and criminalized dissent. — CNN Money, 21 July 2026

The case drew condemnation from governments and human rights organizations, which argued the charges criminalized artistic expression and political dissent. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 20 July 2026

The code criminalized traditional healers, who could be jailed for offering spiritual guidance. — Kerri J. Malloy, The Conversation, 9 July 2026

Since then, a total of 25 states have criminalized or banned gender-affirming care for minors. — Nina Totenberg, NPR, 30 June 2026

TaniHub, a case critics say criminalized standard market risk. — Chandra Asmara, Fortune, 30 June 2026

Chicago would have been the largest city in the Northern Hemisphere without a bus hub, and Greyhound could have moved its Midwest hub to Indiana where reproductive and gender-affirming healthcare are criminalized. — Lena Guerrero Reynolds, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2026

The investigation unveiled last fall shows the different ends of the spectrum in how sports can be turned and potentially criminalized. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 2 June 2026

The bill criminalized seditious libel. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026