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

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

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

Independent media, already imperiled due to the Kremlin’s crackdown on dissent, was all but outlawed. — Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026

If the Democratic Party wanted to pass a national version of the DPA, thousands of DSPs would be outlawed and hundreds of thousands of DSP employees would either lose their jobs or be hired by Amazon. — Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2026

The bill would have outlawed the import and sale of animals genetically modified for cosmetic purposes. — Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 14 Aug. 2026

Dining al-fresco was banned from November to April and new design criteria were imposed, with wooden dining sheds outlawed. — Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026

However, executions have been put on hold in North Carolina, due a litany of several legal challenges and some methods, like lethal gas, being outlawed. — Charlotte Observer, 11 Aug. 2026