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
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as in banned
to make or declare contrary to the law
a push to outlaw smoking in all public buildings
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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
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Recent Examples of outlawed
Essence, 9 Sep. 2025
That’s largely because, in recent centuries, waves of colonizers globally discouraged or even outlawed the teaching and learning of Indigenous languages — eradication that researchers and technologists like Boyer, as well as organizations like UNESCO, are now working to undo.
—Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
In other words, the maps may have been outlawed — but their consequences are still being lived.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
By the time the bald eagle was listed as threatened or endangered in all lower 48 states in 1978, DDT had been outlawed, a regulation that the ESA helped enforce, experts say.
—Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2025
That’s particularly the case in California, where affirmative action has been outlawed since 1996.
—Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2025
Canvas City is set in a surprisingly rollerblade-first metropolis where creativity has been outlawed — art, music, and free expression have been repressed, but groups seek to fight back against the state, with more than a wink and a nod to the state of affairs around the world in 2025.
—Matt Gardner, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Was segregation outlawed not only in California but also in the whole United States?
—Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2025
Aiding and abetting an agitator or rioter through these means is also federally outlawed.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 12 Aug. 2025
Verb
No court has outlawed private-sector diversity, equity, and inclusion.
—Essence, 9 Sep. 2025
That’s largely because, in recent centuries, waves of colonizers globally discouraged or even outlawed the teaching and learning of Indigenous languages — eradication that researchers and technologists like Boyer, as well as organizations like UNESCO, are now working to undo.
—Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
In other words, the maps may have been outlawed — but their consequences are still being lived.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
By the time the bald eagle was listed as threatened or endangered in all lower 48 states in 1978, DDT had been outlawed, a regulation that the ESA helped enforce, experts say.
—Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2025
That’s particularly the case in California, where affirmative action has been outlawed since 1996.
—Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2025
Canvas City is set in a surprisingly rollerblade-first metropolis where creativity has been outlawed — art, music, and free expression have been repressed, but groups seek to fight back against the state, with more than a wink and a nod to the state of affairs around the world in 2025.
—Matt Gardner, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Was segregation outlawed not only in California but also in the whole United States?
—Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2025
Aiding and abetting an agitator or rioter through these means is also federally outlawed.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outlawed
Adjective
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There is, however, room for questions about where the line between prohibited and acceptable political involvement will fall in practice.—
BrieAnna J. Frank,
USA Today,
11 July 2025
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The list of prohibited and restricted items, as found on the CBP website, includes alcohol, biological materials, firearms, food and produce such as fruits and vegetables, soil, wildlife, fish, and gold, among other items.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
Verb
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But others reportedly continued to ignore the order, so when the deadline passed, the government banned 26 social-media platforms, including Meta’s Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
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He was banned on three occasions for biting opponents during matches.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Though the topic didn’t come up during Friday afternoon’s press conference, the director recently made headlines because he and his writing partner Don McKellar were kicked out of the Writers Guild of America for violating union rules that forbade working during the union’s 2023 strike.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
29 Aug. 2025
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Sean Duffy, the federal Department of Transportation secretary, has, in recent months, threatened to pull funding over New York City’s congestion pricing program — until a federal judge forbade him from doing so.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
19 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Describing the damping precisely meant accidentally allowing forbidden precision in position or momentum.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Aug. 2025
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Anthropic has introduced weekly rate limits for its Claude chatbot focused on curbing excessive—and forbidden—usage of Claude Code.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
29 July 2025
Verb
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A number of countries in Europe have criminalized the burning of the national flag including France, Germany, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia and Poland.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Aug. 2025
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Because of the revolts, Compton says, drumming and African spiritual practices were eventually criminalized in the colonies.—
Mankaprr Conteh,
Rolling Stone,
23 Aug. 2025
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“Outlawed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outlawed. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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