banning

The word “banning” has 2 syllables: ban-ning

It's pronounced as /ˈbæn.ɪŋ/

What is synonym and antonym for banning?

In the thesaurus, “banning” has 87 synonyms and 58 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for banning

ban
banishing
barring
bidding
blackballing
blacklisting
blocking
bridling
ceasing
charging
checking
checking off
closing out
coercion
compulsion
constraint
crushing
curbing
debarring
decreeing
deporting
depriving
deterrence
deterring
dictation
direction
disallowance
disallowing
discontinuing
discouragement
discouraging
disregarding
dissuading
eliminating
embargo
embargoing
enjoining
excepting
excluding
excommunicating
exiling
expelling
forbidding
force
freezing out
halting
hindering
impeding
inhibiting
instruction
interdict
interdicting
interdiction
obstructing
obviating
off-limits
ostracizing
ousting
outlawing
precluding
preventing
prohibiting
prohibition
proscribing
proscription
putting down
quashing
quelling
rejecting
repressing
repression
repudiating
restraining
restriction
ruling out
shutting out
silencing
squashing
squelching
staving off
stopping
subduing
suppressing
suppression
suspending
throwing out
vetoing

Antonyms for banning

abetting
abiding
accepting
admitting
advancing
allowance
allowing
approval
approving
authorization
authorizing
bearing
bidding
brooking
clearance
commanding
compliance
countenancing
cultivating
embracing
encouragement
encouraging
endorsement
endorsing
enduring
entertaining
forwarding
furthering
including
indorsement
indorsing
letting
licence
licencing
license
licensing
nourishing
nurturing
obedience
ordering
permission
permitting
promoting
promotion
receiving
sanction
sanctioning
submission
sufferance
suffering
support
supporting
taking in
tolerating
toleration
unbanning
warranting
welcoming

Meanings of banning

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.
noun
1. The act by which something is banned; a prohibition.

Example Sentences

The government is considering banning the use of single-use plastics.
Many schools are banning cell phones during class hours.
Environmental groups support banning harmful pesticides to protect wildlife.
Some countries are banning smoking in public places to improve public health.
The new law focuses on banning certain types of violent video games.

On this page you'll find 145 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to banning, such as: abetting, abiding, accepting, admitting, advancing, allowance, allowing.

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