Synonyms for
Banning
Definition
Banning means to officially forbid something, especially by law.
Synonyms & similar words
blackball
castout
forbiddance
ban
ostracize
shun
forbidding
ostracise
banish
censor
prohibition
forbidding
outlawing
disallowing
barring
restricting
excluding
censoring
blacklisting
embargoing
blockading
suppressing
restraining
curtailing
limiting
regulating
enjoining
proscribing
tabooing
condemning
Synonyms by register
Informal
Literary
Antonyms
Common collocations
- banning books
- banning imports
- banning the use
- banning certain activities
- banning a player
- banning a substance
- banning all forms
Word family
Usage note
Banning implies a formal prohibition. It is often used in contexts of law, policy, or official rules. Be mindful of the strong negative connotation.
Example sentences
- The city council is considering banning plastic bags.
- The library is banning loud talking.
- The company is banning smoking in the workplace.
- The park is banning dogs without leashes.
- The restaurant is banning cell phone use during meals.
Quotes
Banning books gives us silence when we need speech. It closes our ears when we need to listen. It makes us blind when we need sight.
Banning guns is like banning forks in an attempt to stop making people fat.
The freedom to read is essential to our democracy. It is continuously under attack… These actions apparently arise from a view that our national tradition of free expression is no longer valid; that censorship and suppression are needed to avoid the subversion of politics and the corruption of morals.