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 129 synonyms and 83 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for ban

a thou-shalt-not
anathema
banish
bar
blackball
blacklist
block
boycott
bridle
caveat
cease
censorship
censure
check
check off
close down
close out
close up
commandment
condemnation
constraint
crush
curb
curse
damnation
debar
declare illegal
decree
denial
denunciation
deport
deprive
deter
deterrent
dictate
disallow
disallowance
discontinue
discourage
discouragement
disregard
dissuade
edict
eliminate
embargo
enjoin
except
exclude
excommunicate
excommunication
execration
exile
expel
forbid
freeze out
halt
hex
hinder
hoodoo
ice out
illegalize
impede
imprecation
inhibit
inhibition
injunction
interdict
interdiction
jinx
limitation
malediction
malison
mandate
mojo
negation
no-no
objection
obstruct
obviate
off-limits
ostracize
oust
out of bounds
outlaw
pass by
pass up
pox
preclude
prevent
prevention
prohibit
prohibition
proscribe
proscription
protest
put down
quash
quell
refusal
reject
rejection
repress
repression
repudiate
restrain
restraint
restrict
restriction
rule out
shut out
silence
spell
squash
squelch
stave off
stop
stoppage
subdue
suppress
suppression
suspend
taboo
tabu
throw out
veto
voodoo
warning
whammy
winze

Antonyms for ban

OK
abet
abide
accept
accession
acquiescence
admit
advance
agreement
allow
allowance
allowing
approbation
approval
approve
assent
authorization
authorize
bear
benediction
benison
bid
blessing
brook
citation
clearance
command
commendation
compliance
consent
countenance
cultivate
embrace
enabling
encourage
encouragement
endorse
endorsement
endure
entertain
facilitation
forward
further
granting
imprimatur
include
indorse
indorsement
leave
let
let go
letting
licence
licencing
license
licensing
nourish
nurture
obedience
okay
order
permission
permit
permitting
prescription
promote
promotion
push
receive
release
sanction
sanctioning
submission
suffer
sufferance
support
take in
tolerance
tolerate
toleration
unban
warrant
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 212 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to ban, such as: OK, a thou-shalt-not, abet, abide, accept, accession, acquiescence.

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