BANNED Synonyms: 168 Similar and Opposite Words

banned 1 of 2

adjective

as in prohibited

that may not be permitted at one time books, movies, and plays could use "banned in Boston" as a selling point

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banned

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verb

past tense of ban

as in outlawed

to order not to do or use or to be done or used the company absolutely bans smoking within its buildings

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as in excluded

to prevent the participation, consideration, or inclusion of the university banned those caught in the cheating scandal from graduation ceremonies

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Recent Examples of banned

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They were also placed on felony probation for three years and banned from performing any mining work during that time. — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026 Schools banned its use, and journalists were shamed for credulously repeating its hoaxes. — Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2026 Texas has permanently banned a fan from attending Longhorns home football games after he was seen flipping off several Florida Gators players in Austin on Saturday. — Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026 In response, Moscow banned exports in July to preserve domestic supplies. — Spencer Kimball,deena Zaidi, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026 The Left Book Club also had its subscribers and discussion groups in South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and Canada, though Left News was banned in India. — Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026 California and Hawaii, for example, are two states that have banned sharing deceptive AI content about candidates in the months around an election. — Jordi Calvet-Bademunt, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2026 That question has been the subject of litigation brought by the Associated Press last year after the White House banned it from the pool and access to the Oval Office and other areas. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2026 The British government banned the group in July 2025, proscribing it as a terrorist organization. — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 15 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for banned

Adjective

Their alternating stories portray a Europe that exploits gifted children, while rigid class and gender expectations leave both protagonists struggling to pursue forbidden ambitions.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
As a forbidden attraction grows between the two men, tragedy unleashes supernatural forces upon their deeply religious community.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of forbidden

Verb

His campaign told Fox News Digital that the conviction stemmed from displaying a sticker of the late Rabbi Meir Kahane, whose Kach party was outlawed in 1994, and reflected his support for a Jewish nationalist movement.

— Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
Using the history of gay male desire in different time periods — dangerous, clandestine, outlawed and at long last fitfully accepted — the film examines legacy and what gets handed down across time.

— Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of outlawed

Verb

Eight years ago, Saudi women were barred from football stadiums.

— semafor.com, semafor.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Those who fail to scan the address verification QR code within seven days will see their account demoted to the free tier and be barred from joining any other Duo or Family plan for 12 months.

— Nick Indge, ArsTechnica, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of barred

Verb

He was born into enslavement in Edgefield District, South Carolina, bound by laws that forbade Black literacy.

— Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 21 Oct. 2026
Reservoirs have already fallen perilously low -- with one lake so dry this year that a small town nearby let its Little League field go dry and temporarily forbade residents from washing cars or watering lawns.

— Hannah Knowles The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of forbade

Verb

The charges have been sharply reduced since May and many residents have been seeing a credit on their monthly bills as the public benefits charges have been temporarily eliminated.

— Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 28 Oct. 2026
Additionally, Nasdaq eliminated the rule requiring companies to have at least 10% of their total shares publicly traded, easing pressures on firms to issue additional shares and mitigating dilution risks for existing shareholders.

— , CNBC, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of eliminated

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The needs of Taiz's more than 1 million residents are now barely being met, humanitarian groups say, as access to wells is limited, desalination plants run low on fuel and water delivery trucks are largely prevented from entering the city.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
The win also prevented Indiana from suffering its first two-game losing streak in three years under coach Curt Cignetti and marked the Hoosiers’ first victory at Michigan Stadium since 1967.

— Chantz Martin OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026