Synonyms for

Bans

Verb / bænz / Another word for bans — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

a decree that prohibits something

Synonyms & similar words

bachelorofartsinnursing castout blackball forbiddance ban ostracize banning forbidding shun ostracise banish censor prohibition proscription prohibition embargo outlaw forbid proscribe veto restrict bar stop block halt cease abolish terminate discontinue suppress deny exclude blacklist censor

Synonyms by register

Formal

prohibit forbid interdict disallow

Informal

ban block veto stop

Literary

shun ostracize excommunicate

Antonyms

allow permit sanction authorize approve endorse enable

Common collocations

  • impose a ban
  • lift the ban
  • ban on smoking
  • ban on alcohol
  • ban on weapons
  • ban on entry
  • ban on trade

Word family

noun ban
verb ban
adjective banned

Usage note

The word 'ban' can be used as both a noun and a verb. As a noun, it refers to an official prohibition. As a verb, it means to prohibit officially.

Example sentences

  1. The school has a ban on gum chewing.
  2. The restaurant has a ban on cell phone use during meals.
  3. The city has a ban on fireworks.
  4. The company has a ban on using social media during work hours.
  5. The park has a ban on feeding the ducks.

Quotes

  • Music is the banshee's cry, and the warning wind that lulls and then buffets us. - Sylvia Plath
  • We banish the past in the name of the future. - Yevgeny Zamyatin
  • The poet is the banshee of the universe, mourning, predicting, and singing. - Judith Wright

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