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

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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

The company is publicly traded, not known to be on any US blacklists and their subsidiary Hutchinson Ports is one of the world’s largest port operators, overseeing 53 ports in 24 countries, including for other US allies such as the UK, Australia and Canada. —Patrick Oppmann, CNN, 6 Feb. 2025

Typically, guidance comes within a few days of a company’s placement on the blacklist, said Kaye. —Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2025

Verb

The scandal saw Hammer completely blacklisted from the industry. —Jack Dunn, Variety, 11 Feb. 2025

While Timberlake went on to headline the event in 2018, the blowback from the incident led Jackson to be effectively blacklisted from future halftime shows. —Diane J. Cho, People.com, 8 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1624, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1702, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

blacklist

noun

black·​list

ˈblak-ˌlist

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

blacklist verb