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 8 synonyms and 24 antonyms.

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


Synonyms for banned

  • barred
  • eliminated
  • excluded
  • forbade
  • forbidden
  • outlawed
  • prevented
  • prohibited

Antonyms for banned

  • acceptable
  • accepted
  • admitted
  • allowable
  • allowed
  • appropriate
  • approved
  • authorized
  • certified
  • endorsed
  • included
  • lawful
  • legal
  • legitimate
  • let
  • licensed
  • okay
  • permissible
  • permissive
  • permitted
  • received
  • sanctioned
  • suffered
  • tolerable

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 32 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to banned, such as: acceptable, accepted, admitted, allowable, allowed, appropriate, approved.

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

Related Words

abated

  • abbreviated
  • abolished
  • aborted
  • abridged
  • abrogated
  • allayed
  • alleviated
  • altered
  • ameliorated
  • anesthetized
  • annihilated
  • annulled
  • assuaged
  • avoided
  • bankrupted
  • banned
  • bereaved
  • bereft
  • bettered
  • blended
  • broke down
  • called
  • called off
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  • changed
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  • constricted
  • contracted
  • corrected
  • countermanded
  • cropped
  • cured
  • curtailed
  • cut
  • cut back
  • cut down
  • de-escalated
  • debilitated
  • declined
  • decreased
  • deducted
  • deflated
  • defrauded
  • degraded
  • deliquesced
  • demoted
  • dented
  • denuded
  • depleted
  • deprived
  • did away with
  • diminished
  • disallowed
  • disannulled
  • discounted
  • disfurnished
  • disintegrated
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  • dissolved
  • divested
  • docked
  • doctored
  • downscaled
  • downsized
  • dropped
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  • eliminated
  • enhanced
  • enjoined
  • eradicated
  • erased
  • evaporated
  • feeble
  • fell
  • fell away
  • fixed
  • fixed-up
  • flagged
  • forbad
  • forbade
  • fused
  • gave out
  • helped
  • humbled
  • impoverished
  • improved
  • invalidated
  • knocked down
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  • moderate
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  • palled
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  • pruned
  • qualified
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  • refreshed
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  • relaxed
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  • relieved
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  • renewed
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  • restored
  • retracted
  • retrenched
  • reversed
  • revived
  • revoked
  • rolled back
  • salved
  • sank
  • set aside
  • shallow
  • shortchanged
  • shortened
  • shrank
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  • slashed
  • soft
  • softened
  • soothed
  • stripped
  • stript
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  • suspended
  • tapered
  • tapered off
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  • vanished
  • vetoed
  • voided
  • waned
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  • weak
  • weakened
  • whittled
  • withdrew
  • wrote off

debarred

eliminated

  • banned
  • excluded
  • prevented
  • prohibited

illegal

illegalized

  • ban
  • banned
  • bar
  • condemn
  • disallow
  • exclude
  • forbid
  • halt
  • outlaw
  • outlawed
  • prevent
  • prohibit
  • proscribe
  • restrict
  • suppress

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