to ban

Examples

• All

• Up until relatively recently, Ireland's answer was for the material to be banned by the Irish Censorship Board.

  Academic text (2011)

• Just this past October, there was some legislation passed to ban trans fats in schools.

• We have no authority to ban singing in our country.

  Kundun (1997)

• Said she wanted to ban gas powered cars.

  Megyn Kelly

• And the first, the first thing I did was ban the producers from the set.

• There have also been proposals to ban the use of metal cans for beer and soft drinks.

  Academic text (1999)

• We have bipartisan calls now to ban TikTok within Congress.

  Meet Kevin

• The controversy began in the small mountain town of South Park where the local PTA is trying to ban the movie.

  South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999)

• In a speech this week, Mastriano pledged to ban pole dancing from schools.

• The government decided to ban the sale of tobacco to minors.

Synonyms

P

to prohibit

vsto ban

299 3.3

To officially say that something is not allowed by law

also includes removing people or things, not only stopping actions

F

to forbid

vsto ban

211 3.0

Order someone not to do something

adds formal legal or authority force beyond a personal order

E

to expel

vsto ban

194 5.0

Force someone to leave a place, such as a school or country, often by official order

is broader, also applying to legally stopping actions as well

O

to outlaw

vsto ban

114 4.4

To make something illegal

is broader, covering also preventing presence or membership

B

to banish

vsto ban

107 6.3

Force someone to leave a place or group and not let them return

can be less permanent, covering temporary or administrative removals

S

to shut out

vsto ban

99 3.8

To stop something from entering, being included, or being thought about

tends to be official authority action rather than general exclusion in daily situations

C

to cast out

vsto ban

31 6.2

Force someone to leave a group or place because others reject them

is more often an official or legal action rather than social rejection

E

to excommunicate

vsto ban

• Formal

24 9.3

To officially stop someone from being a member of a church as punishment

applies across law and public institutions, not limited to religious contexts

B

to blacklist

vsto ban

19 4.4

To put someone or something on a list so people avoid them

is broader authority action, not only a listing method to signal disapproval

D

to disallow

vsto ban

• Formal

16 3.9

To refuse to allow something, usually by an official rule

can also mean removing persons, not only refusing actions or items

B

to blackball

vsto ban

13 8.3

To vote against someone so they cannot join or stay in a group, often by a secret vote

is not limited to group votes and includes legal or official refusal to allow

P

to proscribe

vsto ban

• Formal

8 8.6

To forbid something by law or official rule

is broader, also applying to removing people, not only making acts illegal

I

to interdict

vsto ban

• Formal

4 9.4

To stop someone or something by an official order

also covers forcing people to leave, not only stopping actions

D

to debar

vsto ban

• Formal

7.9

To officially stop someone from entering, taking part, or holding a position

also includes removing existing members, not only blocking future participation

Antonyms

A

to allow

∞ 1.0

To let something happen or let someone do something

A

to approve

∞ 1.6

To officially agree to something or think that it is good

P

to permit

531 1.5

To allow someone to do something

Compounds

T

test ban

• Formal

5 3.7

An agreement where countries promise not to explode nuclear bombs to see if they work

How Forbidden

to outlaw

114 4.4

to prohibit

299 3.3

to ban

• Formal

484 1.4

to forbid

211 3.0

to bar

31 3.3

to disallow

• Formal

16 3.9

Surface Forms

Etymology