blacklist

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noun

black·​list ˈblak-ˌlist 

1

: a list of persons who are disapproved of or are to be punished or boycotted

2

: a list of banned or excluded things of disreputable character

a domain-name blacklist

… helped the government keep marijuana on the blacklist.

—Cynthia Cotts

blacklist

2 of 2

verb

blacklisted; blacklisting; blacklists

transitive verb

: to put on a blacklist

blacklister noun

Examples of blacklist in a Sentence

Noun

He's on the FBI's blacklist.

The rental company has created a blacklist of bad drivers.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Huawei, which is on a U.S. trade blacklist, is reportedly working on an AI chip of its own for Chinese customers. —Kif Leswing, CNBC, 30 Apr. 2025

Cooper’s Oscar-winning performance, which doubled as an indictment of the Hollywood blacklist, stands alongside more contemporary action stars as a truly electrifying big-screen achievement. —Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 25 Apr. 2025

Verb

And this year, three common foods weren't just on the chopping block, they were blacklisted altogether. —Isabella Milano, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 May 2025

The latter is a brigadier general blacklisted by the United States in 2020. —Kevin G. Hall, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1624, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1702, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for blacklist

• assist
• booklist
• checklist
• consist
• desist
• dismissed
• enlist
• exist
• insist
• oocyst
• persist
• resist

Kids Definition

blacklist

noun

black·​list

ˈblak-ˌlist

: a list of persons who are disapproved of and are to be punished

blacklist verb