banned

The word “banned” has 1 syllable: banned

It's pronounced as /bænd/


What is synonym and antonym for banned?

In the thesaurus, “banned” has 92 synonyms and 68 antonyms.

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


Synonyms for banned

  • banished
  • barred
  • black-market
  • blackballed
  • blacklisted
  • blocked
  • bridled
  • ceased
  • checked
  • checked off
  • closed out
  • crushed
  • curbed
  • debarred
  • deported
  • deprived
  • deterred
  • disallowed
  • disapproved
  • discontinued
  • discouraged
  • disregarded
  • dissuaded
  • eliminated
  • embargoed
  • enjoined
  • excepted
  • excluded
  • excommunicated
  • exiled
  • expelled
  • forbad
  • forbade
  • forbidden
  • froze out
  • halted
  • hindered
  • illegal
  • illegitimate
  • illicit
  • impeded
  • impermissible
  • improper
  • inappropriate
  • ineffable
  • inhibited
  • interdicted
  • intolerable
  • objectionable
  • obstructed
  • obviated
  • ostracized
  • ousted
  • outlawed
  • precluded
  • prevented
  • prohibited
  • proscribed
  • put down
  • quashed
  • quelled
  • refused
  • rejected
  • repressed
  • repudiated
  • restrained
  • revoked
  • ruled out
  • shut out
  • silenced
  • squashed
  • squelched
  • staved off
  • stopped
  • subdued
  • suppressed
  • suspended
  • taboo
  • tabu
  • threw out
  • unacceptable
  • unauthorized
  • unbearable
  • unendurable
  • unlawful
  • unlicensed
  • unmentionable
  • unsanctioned
  • unseemly
  • unsuitable
  • verboten
  • vetoed

Antonyms for banned

  • OK
  • abetted
  • abided
  • abode
  • acceptable
  • accepted
  • accorded
  • accredited
  • admitted
  • advanced
  • allowable
  • allowed
  • appropriate
  • approved
  • authorized
  • bade
  • bearable
  • bid
  • bore
  • brooked
  • certified
  • commanded
  • condoned
  • countenanced
  • cultivated
  • embraced
  • encouraged
  • endorsed
  • endurable
  • endured
  • entertained
  • forwarded
  • furthered
  • granted
  • included
  • indorsed
  • lawful
  • legal
  • legitimate
  • let
  • licenced
  • licensed
  • mandatory
  • nourished
  • nurtured
  • okay
  • ordered
  • permissible
  • permissive
  • permitted
  • promoted
  • proper
  • received
  • required
  • sanctioned
  • seemly
  • sufferable
  • suffered
  • suitable
  • supported
  • tolerable
  • tolerated
  • took in
  • unbanned
  • unobjectionable
  • vouchsafed
  • warranted
  • welcomed

Meanings of banned

  • 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.
  • adjective
    1. Forbidden; not allowed.

Example Sentences

  • The school banned all electronic devices during exams.
  • He was banned from the event for violating the rules.
  • Smoking has been banned in all public areas of the city.
  • The government has banned the import of certain goods.
  • They banned the use of plastic bags in an effort to reduce pollution.

On this page you'll find 160 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to banned, such as: OK, abetted, abided, abode, acceptable, accepted, accorded.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

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eliminated

  • alone
  • banished
  • banned
  • barred
  • bereft
  • blackballed
  • blacklisted
  • blocked
  • cast aside
  • cast away
  • ceased
  • checked off
  • closed out
  • debarred
  • deported
  • derelict
  • deserted
  • desolate
  • detached
  • deterred
  • discarded
  • discontinued
  • dislodged
  • disregarded
  • dissipated
  • dropped
  • dumped
  • eighty-sixed
  • ejected
  • empty
  • evacuated
  • excepted
  • excised
  • excluded
  • excommunicated
  • exiled
  • expelled
  • expunged
  • extirpate
  • extracted
  • forgotten
  • forlorn
  • forsaken
  • froze out
  • given up
  • godforsaken
  • halted
  • hindered
  • impeded
  • jilted
  • left
  • left in the cold
  • left in the lurch
  • neglected
  • obstructed
  • obviated
  • ostracized
  • ousted
  • outcast
  • passed up
  • pigeon-holed
  • precluded
  • prevented
  • prohibited
  • rejected
  • relinquished
  • ruled out
  • shunned
  • shut out
  • side-tracked
  • sidelined
  • staved off
  • suspended
  • threw out
  • unoccupied
  • vacant
  • vacated
  • withdrawn

abrogated

  • abated
  • abolished
  • aborted
  • annihilated
  • annulled
  • avoided
  • banned
  • broke down
  • called
  • called off
  • canceled
  • cancelled
  • countermanded
  • did away with
  • disallowed
  • disannulled
  • dismissed
  • dissolved
  • dropped
  • eliminated
  • enjoined
  • eradicated
  • erased
  • forbad
  • forbade
  • invalidated
  • liquidated
  • negated
  • nulled
  • nullified
  • outlawed
  • overrode
  • overruled
  • overturned
  • prohibited
  • quashed
  • recalled
  • rejected
  • removed
  • repealed
  • rescinded
  • retracted
  • reversed
  • revoked
  • rolled back
  • set aside
  • struck down
  • suspended
  • threw out
  • vacated
  • vetoed
  • voided
  • withdrew
  • wrote off

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