BANNED Synonyms: 168 Similar and Opposite Words

banned 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of banned next

as in prohibited

that may not be permitted at one time books, movies, and plays could use "banned in Boston" as a selling point

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banned

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verb

past tense of ban

as in outlawed

to order not to do or use or to be done or used the company absolutely bans smoking within its buildings

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as in excluded

to prevent the participation, consideration, or inclusion of the university banned those caught in the cheating scandal from graduation ceremonies

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Recent Examples of banned

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On Monday, one of those policies suffered a blow when a court ruled that the military illegally banned transgender troops. —

Geoff Mulvihill, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2026 Cameras, livestreams and video recordings are also banned from inside the courtroom, and demonstrators must stay outside of a specific perimeter surrounding the courthouse. —

Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026 Pretty Baby had been banned in many countries for its explicitness, particularly nude scenes featuring the underage Shields, but that didn't deter overzealous fans in the French Riviera. —

Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 2 June 2026 More than a dozen people who were banned last year were banned a second time for another offense even as they were prohibited from using the system in the first place, CATS records obtained by the Observer in a public records request show. —

Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 2 June 2026 Senators already banned themselves from prediction markets in April. —

Justin Papp, CNBC, 2 June 2026 Pritzker backed a similar ban last year that would have only banned the use of wireless devices during classroom instruction. —

Megan De Mar, CBS News, 1 June 2026 In 2024, the company paid $120 million to settle longstanding allegations of illegally servicing federal student loans and was banned from servicing federal student loans ever again. —

Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026 With the beginning of this most recent war in March, the Lebanese prime minister banned Hezbollah’s operations, while the president condemned the group for dragging Lebanon into a conflict that most Lebanese rejected. —

Asher Kaufman, The Conversation, 1 June 2026

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There is, however, room for questions about where the line between prohibited and acceptable political involvement will fall in practice.

— BrieAnna J. Frank, USA Today, 11 July 2025
The list of prohibited and restricted items, as found on the CBP website, includes alcohol, biological materials, firearms, food and produce such as fruits and vegetables, soil, wildlife, fish, and gold, among other items.

— Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025