Synonyms of smuggled

smuggled 1 of 2

adjective

as in contraband

Related Words

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

Dissimilar Words

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

smuggled

2 of 2

verb

past tense of smuggle

as in sold

to move (people or goods) from one country to another secretly and illegally

They were arrested for smuggling drugs across the border.

Related Words

• sold
• distributed
• supplied
• bought
• bootlegged
• exchanged
• purchased
• bartered
• resold
• swapped
• fenced
• negotiated
• auctioned
• transacted
• bargained
• took
• marketed
• black-marketed
• peddled
• merchandised
• retailed
• horse-traded
• traded
• rebought
• vended
• monopolized
• engrossed
• cornered
• picked up
• wholesaled
• trafficked
• speculated
• fair-traded
• undersold
• dealt
• invested
• day-traded

Dissimilar Words

• boycotted
• blacked
• blackballed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of smuggled

Adjective

But Rankin does mention a thuggish figure named Kodama Yoshio, who worked for Japanese spy agencies in China while trading in narcotics and smuggled goods. — Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

The smuggled animals, which were imported from both Hong Kong and Mexico without permits, included Mexican beaded lizards, Mexican box turtles and Yucatan box turtles and baby crocodiles, prosecutors said. — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 31 May 2026

Lang calls Atterton, who’s in his prison cell with a smuggled phone, to tell him the job is done and that both Bailey-Brown and Sam have been terminated. — Barry Levitt, Time, 4 Mar. 2026

Writs of assistance were open‑ended search warrants granted to British customs officers to search for smuggled goods; they were not limited by time, person, or location, and no probable cause was required. — Amanda Cats-Baril, Twin Cities, 4 Mar. 2026

The smuggled fungus, Fusarium graminearum, can cause billions in crop losses and is harmful to humans and livestock. — Tresa Baldas, Freep.com, 13 Nov. 2025

Laboratory tests of smuggled samples taken from late Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny show that he was poisoned when he was imprisoned in a Siberian penal colony, his widow Yulia Navalnaya has said. — Anna Chernova, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025

Inevitably, a few students were surreptitiously checking smuggled screens that day. — Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 5 Sep. 2025

Verb

Meanwhile, a large percentage of the fentanyl, cocaine and heroin seized along the border was being smuggled in cars and trucks passing through checkpoints, not the areas in between. — ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026

No one knows exactly how many creatures are being smuggled out, but one of the current challenges is what to do with the ones that are seized by law enforcement. — Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026

It’s based on secret recordings — heard here for the first time — made by Diana, Princess of Wales in 1991, and smuggled out of her home in Kensington Palace. — Emily Longeretta, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026

In 2025, Ukraine smuggled over 100 small drones into Russia in commercial cargo trucks and used them to strike strategic air bases thousands of miles from the border. — Todd J. Stein, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026

A little less than 18 months ago, Ukraine carried out a sneak drone attack in which forces smuggled them into Russian territory and waited until the truck that was unknowingly carrying them got close to Russian bases. — Mike Brest, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2026

But Operation Vivaldi is the first time they are known to have been smuggled behind Russia’s defensive lines. — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026

On weekend nights, Combs would reportedly break into a secret stash of top-shelf liquor allegedly smuggled into the prison by guards and shared with a small circle of inmates. — Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026

In any case, Park smuggled a few zukes over the border—don’t tell Interpol—and gave one to Lily Collins, her Emily costar. — Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 25 Sep. 2026