Synonyms of outlawed

outlawed 1 of 2

adjective

as in prohibited

that may not be permitted

a refugee seeking asylum because in his home country he risks persecution as a member of an outlawed religious group

Synonyms & Similar Words

• prohibited
• forbidden
• banned
• taboo
• illegal
• proscribed
• barred
• inappropriate
• unacceptable
• impermissible
• improper
• unlawful
• unauthorized
• verboten
• interdicted
• illicit
• unbearable
• rejected
• unlicensed
• refused
• prevented
• excluded
• stopped
• revoked
• unsuitable
• disallowed
• unendurable
• objectionable
• illegitimate
• vetoed
• unmentionable
• intolerable
• suppressed
• repressed
• discouraged
• unseemly
• precluded
• blocked
• ineffable
• hindered
• disapproved
• unsanctioned
• shut out
• obstructed
• impeded
• ruled out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• permissible
• permitted
• acceptable
• allowable
• legal
• appropriate
• permissive
• endorsed
• legitimate
• approved
• lawful
• licensed
• accepted
• authorized
• certified
• tolerable
• sanctioned
• allowed
• accredited
• bearable
• endurable
• OK
• promoted
• warranted
• sufferable
• granted
• supported
• mandatory
• commanded
• encouraged
• required
• condoned
• suitable
• tolerated
• ordered
• proper
• countenanced
• vouchsafed
• accorded
• unobjectionable
• brooked
• seemly

outlawed

2 of 2

verb

past tense of outlaw

1

as in banned

to make or declare contrary to the law

a push to outlaw smoking in all public buildings

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in forbade

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

fed up with the constant interruptions, the physician has outlawed all cell phone use from his office

Synonyms & Similar Words

• prohibited
• banned
• forbade
• proscribed
• discouraged
• prevented
• stopped
• barred
• halted
• enjoined
• excluded
• interdicted
• precluded
• deterred
• suppressed
• curbed
• restrained
• dissuaded
• quashed
• silenced
• repressed
• rejected
• vetoed
• disallowed
• blocked
• deprived
• subdued
• ruled out
• shut out
• debarred
• squelched
• hindered
• impeded
• inhibited
• repudiated
• squashed
• quelled
• checked
• crushed
• obstructed
• cracked down (on)
• clamped down (on)
• put down
• snuffed (out)
• embargoed
• bridled
• reined (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• permitted
• approved
• allowed
• let
• suffered
• sanctioned
• endorsed
• authorized
• licensed
• supported
• promoted
• encouraged
• warranted
• cultivated
• advanced
• ordered
• forwarded
• nurtured
• tolerated
• commanded
• abetted
• endured
• furthered
• bade
• bore
• nourished
• countenanced
• abided
• brooked

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of outlawed

Adjective

It’s been nearly a decade since California voters legalized recreational cannabis, but production and sales remain outlawed in most of the state — and the black market dominates. — Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026

King Henry’s laws adamantly forbade chattel slavery, outlawed colonialism, and created an economically robust, financially solvent Black state, one not dependent on the transatlantic slave trade. — Marlene L. Daut september 22, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025

By season 1's conclusion, Fisk has taken over the city's government as mayor, locked away any potential threats to his power in a secret prison, installed his own shadow force of corrupt cops to exact his will, outlawed vigilanteism, and declared martial law. — Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Sep. 2025

In a letter from his prison cell of 26 years, Abdullah Öcalan, founder of a four-decade-old armed insurgency for the rights of the large Kurdish minority in Turkey, called on his outlawed group to disarm and dissolve. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Feb. 2025

Verb

His campaign told Fox News Digital that the conviction stemmed from displaying a sticker of the late Rabbi Meir Kahane, whose Kach party was outlawed in 1994, and reflected his support for a Jewish nationalist movement. — Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026

Using the history of gay male desire in different time periods — dangerous, clandestine, outlawed and at long last fitfully accepted — the film examines legacy and what gets handed down across time. — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026

None of the other states that have passed constitutional amendments protecting the ability to hunt and fish have had specific hunting methods outlawed by the voters, as Colorado has. — Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026

Public executions were gradually outlawed by some states beginning in the 19th century and has long become taboo across much of the developed world. — ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026

In somewhat bare-bones, cozy settings, Red Lobster became a middle-class family destination, and was welcoming to Black customers at a time when segregation, while outlawed, was still common in much of the American South. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026

Colorado voters approved statewide prohibition four years before the 18th Amendment took effect nationally in 1920 and outlawed the consumption of alcohol. — Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 1 Oct. 2026

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