OUTLAW Synonyms: 132 Similar and Opposite Words

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as in to ban

to make or declare contrary to the law a push to outlaw smoking in all public buildings

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as in to prohibit

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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It was used by German physicians to treat hyperactivity and depression until the 1980s, when U.S. regulators and the World Health Organization recommended outlawing it because of the high risk for abuse. —

Souad Mekhennet, Washington Post, 25 July 2024 One campaign in a Latino suburb tried to outlaw the bright paint colors on homes and businesses that some Latinos had tended to favor. —

Becky Nicolaides / Made By History, TIME, 15 Aug. 2024

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After refusing to hop on the urban cowboy and outlaw country bandwagons of the Eighties, the big river that was once his career had trickled down to trough drippings (not counting the Highwayman albums). —

Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 27 June 2024 Cate Blanchett leads the cast as space outlaw Lilith, who teams up with a band of outcasts to save the universe. —

Keith Langston, Peoplemag, 10 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for outlaw

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