Synonyms of proscribed

proscribed 1 of 2

adjective

as in prohibited

that may not be permitted

the organization lost its nonprofit status after it was determined to have engaged in several proscribed fund-raising activities

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

proscribed

2 of 2

verb

past tense of proscribe

as in banned

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

regulations proscribe the use of electronic devices on board a plane while it is landing

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of proscribed

Verb

The High Court determined that former Home Secretary Yvette Cooper (who now serves as Foreign Secretary) had not properly followed her own policies when deciding what constitutes an organization being proscribed under the Terrorism Act. — Callum Sutherland, Time, 13 Feb. 2026

Free speech was tremendously proscribed. — Eve Fairbanks, The Dial, 27 Jan. 2026

Libraries are getting rid of Russian books; books printed in Russia have been proscribed (as a bookstore manager in downtown Odesa explained to me in the fall of 2019, more than two years before the Russian invasion); Gogol is taught in Ukrainian translation. — John Connelly, The New York Review of Books, 18 Dec. 2025

Turkey’s government has vocally supported Hamas, but in Egypt, the group is strictly proscribed. — Nbc News, NBC news, 12 Oct. 2025

The group, which aims to disrupt the operations of weapons manufacturers supplying the Israeli government, was proscribed after two of its activists broke into Britain’s largest air base and damaged two military aircraft. — Kara Fox, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025

In the United Kingdom, the activist group Palestine Action has been proscribed as a terrorist organization due to a handful of members’ actions, and hundreds of peaceful protesters have since been arrested for showing their support of the group. — Shaad D’souza, Pitchfork, 18 Sep. 2025

Mourning, which would last at least two years for a widow, proscribed any jewelry except pearls and black onyx, with the only gold permitted being the wedding ring. — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2025

On Sunday, British police arrested more than 500 people for demonstrating in support of a pro-Palestine group proscribed because of its acts of violence against British military installations. — David Frum, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2025