OUTLAW Synonyms: 132 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

Definition of outlaw

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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Recent Examples of outlaw

Verb

None of the other states that have passed constitutional amendments protecting the ability to hunt and fish have had specific hunting methods outlawed by the voters, as Colorado has. — Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026 Public executions were gradually outlawed by some states beginning in the 19th century and has long become taboo across much of the developed world. — ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026

Noun

For generations, Americans have been warned that the notorious outlaw liquor could leave them blind. — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026 The dream of the traditionalist outlaw fighting for justice is much older than the movies. — Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for outlaw

Recent Examples of Synonyms for outlaw

Verb

Now all ordinary cars, buses, taxis, private vehicles, (e-)bikes, scooters and pedicabs will be banned between Selfridges and Ikea by Great Portland Street.

— Will Barker, TheWeek, 26 Oct. 2026
Items listed from employee or family and friends sales are sometimes removed, but those sellers will not be banned from the platform.

— Sophie Lou Wilson, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of ban

Verb

Privacy rules limit sharing info on discipline Federal privacy law does not categorically prohibit universities from sharing a student’s disciplinary history with housing officials.

— Leah Willingham, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
And crucially, deceptive and youth-targeted marketing should be strictly prohibited.

— Amy L. Kennedy, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of prohibit

Noun

Attacks by bandits are common across northern Nigeria where armed groups carry out attacks against civilian populations.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026
Attacks by bandits are common across northern Nigeria, where armed groups carry out attacks against civilian populations.

— Dyepkazah Shibayan, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of bandit

Verb

Their deaths prompted one of the largest recalls in the nation’s history, and soon officials mandated tamper-proof caps on medication bottles and criminalized tampering with consumer products.

— Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
Because of vague language in the document, critics contend that governments would have the ability to criminalize legitimate online expression or other activities.

— Mary Lind, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of criminalize

Verb

Ambassadors are ostensibly bound by Article 41 of the 1961 Vienna Convention, which forbids them to interfere in their host country’s internal affairs.

— Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
The organization forbids chapters from hosting parties open to people not specifically invited when alcohol is present, and requires chapter leaders to prepare guest lists in advance of such events.

— Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of forbid

Noun

This can help prevent criminals from opening new credit accounts using your information.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
Ford placed the inmate’s bid for clemency on the agenda of the state pardons board — an example, Lombardo claims, of the way Ford treats criminals.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of criminal

Verb

Basis for the suit to illegalize the union, lawyers explained, is the difference in race between the participants.

— sandiegouniontribune.com, sandiegouniontribune.com, 28 Feb. 2018
Rather than negotiating a political agreement, Madrid decided to illegalize Basque political parties allegedly linked with terrorism and to prosecute their leaders.

— Sergi Pardos-Prado, Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2017

Definition of illegalize

Noun

And for more than two heady years, music lovers within a mile or two of the Sunset Junction area could groove to the wildly eclectic sounds of KBLT, a pirate radio station that operated from 1995 to 1998.

— Pat Saperstein, Variety, 27 Oct. 2026
Many Orlando-area homes feature skeletons that tower over the neighborhood, witchy covens, horror movie icons, clowns, pirate ships, pumpkins, zombies and vampires.

— Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026

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