bans

The word “bans” has 1 syllable: bans

It's pronounced as /bænz/

What is synonym and antonym for bans?

In the thesaurus, “bans” has 9 synonyms and 24 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for bans

bars
curses
eliminates
excludes
forbids
outlaws
prevents
prohibitions
prohibits

Antonyms for bans

admits
allowances
allows
approves
authorizations
authorizes
benedictions
blessings
citations
clearances
consents
endorsements
endorses
includes
leaves
lets
licences
licenses
permissions
permits
prescriptions
sanctions
suffers
tolerances

Meanings of bans

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 unit measuring information or entropy based on base-ten logarithms, rather than the base-two logarithms that define the bit.
7. 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 government has imposed new bans on plastic waste to protect the environment.
The school has lifted the bans on mobile phones during lunchtime.
The city council discussed the effectiveness of bans on smoking in public places.
There were several bans placed on certain types of fishing in order to preserve the ecosystem.
The new law bans the use of pesticides that harm local wildlife.

On this page you'll find 33 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to bans, such as: admits, allowances, allows, approves, authorizations, authorizes, bars.

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