ban

The word “ban” has 1 syllable: ban

It's pronounced as /bæn/

What is synonym and antonym for ban?

In the thesaurus, “ban” has 20 synonyms and 36 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for ban along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for ban

bar
boycott
censorship
condemnation
curse
eliminate
embargo
exclude
forbid
halt
injunction
outlaw
prevent
prohibit
prohibition
proscribe
refusal
restrict
restriction
suppress

Antonyms for ban

admit
allow
allowance
allowing
approval
approve
authorization
benediction
blessing
citation
clearance
consent
endorse
endorsement
granting
include
leave
let
let go
letting
licence
license
licensing
permission
permit
permitting
prescription
push
receive
release
sanction
suffer
support
tolerance
toleration
welcome

Meanings of ban

noun
1. Prohibition.
2. A public proclamation or edict; a summons by public proclamation. Chiefly, in early use, a summons to arms.
3. The gathering of the (French) king's vassals for war; the whole body of vassals so assembled, or liable to be summoned; originally, the same as arrière-ban: in the 16th c., French usage created a distinction between ban and arrière-ban, for which see the latter word.
4. A curse or anathema.
5. A pecuniary mulct or penalty laid upon a delinquent for offending against a ban, such as a mulct paid to a bishop by one guilty of sacrilege or other crimes.
6. A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Romanian leu.
7. A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Moldovan leu.
8. A unit measuring information or entropy based on base-ten logarithms, rather than the base-two logarithms that define the bit.
9. A title used in several states in central and south-eastern Europe between the 7th century and the 20th century.
verb
1. To summon; to call out.
2. To anathematize; to pronounce an ecclesiastical curse upon; to place under a ban.
3. To curse; to execrate.
4. To prohibit; to interdict; to proscribe; to forbid or block from participation.
5. To curse; to utter curses or maledictions.

Example Sentences

The city decided to ban smoking in all public places.
Due to safety concerns, the school imposed a ban on certain playground equipment.
The government plans to ban the use of plastic bags to reduce pollution.
They lifted the ban on large gatherings once the health crisis was under control.
The coach threatened to ban the player from the team if his behavior didn’t improve.

On this page you'll find 56 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to ban, such as: admit, allow, allowance, allowing, approval, approve, authorization.

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