/ Thesaurus / B Synonyms of banned Find synonyms for: Verb1. ban, censor, outlaw, criminalize, criminalise, illegalize, illegaliseusage: forbid the public distribution of ( a movie or a newspaper)2. ban, forbid, prohibit, interdict, proscribe, veto, disallow, nixusage: prohibit especially by legal means or social pressure; "Smoking is banned in this building"3. banish, ban, expel, throw out, kick outusage: ban from a place of residence, as for punishment4. banish, ban, ostracize, ostracise, shun, cast out, blackball, expel, throw out, kick outusage: expel from a community or groupAdjective1. banned, prohibited, illegal (vs. legal)usage: forbidden by lawWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: sublime Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language