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BAN Synonyms

There are 31 synonyms of the word ban. (exact relations)
There are 33 hypernyms of the word ban. (close relations)
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disallow
verbv
verb

• command against

forbid
verbv
verb

• command against

• keep from happening or arising; make impossible

prohibit
verbv
verb

• command against

bar
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a portable .30 caliber automatic rifle operated by gas pressure and fed by cartridges from a magazine; used by United States troops in World War I and in World War II and in the Korean War

• a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter

• a counter where you can obtain food or drink

• a rigid piece of metal or wood; usually used as a fastening or obstruction or weapon

• musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats

• an obstruction (usually metal) placed at the top of a goal

• the act of preventing

• (meteorology) a unit of pressure equal to a million dynes per square centimeter

• a submerged (or partly submerged) ridge in a river or along a shore

• the body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction

• a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background

• a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)

• a horizontal rod that serves as a support for gymnasts as they perform exercises

• a heating element in an electric fire

• (law) a railing that encloses the part of the courtroom where the judges and lawyers sit and the case is tried

verb

• prevent from entering; keep out

• render unsuitable for passage

• expel, as if by official decree

• secure with, or as if with, bars

block
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)

• a rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings

• a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides

• a number or quantity of related things dealt with as a unit

• housing in a large building that is divided into separate units

• (computer science) a sector or group of sectors that function as the smallest data unit permitted

• an inability to remember or think of something you normally can do; often caused by emotional tension

• a simple machine consisting of a wheel with a groove in which a rope can run to change the direction or point of application of a force applied to the rope

• a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine

• an obstruction in a pipe or tube

• a platform from which an auctioneer sells

• the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements

verb

• render unsuitable for passage

• hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of

• stop from happening or developing

• interfere with or prevent the reception of signals

• run on a block system

• interrupt the normal function of by means of anesthesia

• shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight

• stamp or emboss a title or design on a book with a block

• obstruct

• block passage through

• support, secure, or raise with a block

• impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball)

• be unable to remember

• shape by using a block

• shape into a block or blocks

• prohibit the conversion or use of (assets)

debar
verbv
verb

• bar temporarily; from school, office, etc.

• prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off

• prevent from entering; keep out

embargo
nounn
noun

• a government order imposing a trade barrier

verb

• ban the publication of (documents), as for security or copyright reasons

• prevent commerce

exclude
verbv
verb

• prevent from being included or considered or accepted

• prevent from entering; shut out

• lack or fail to include

• prevent from entering; keep out

• put out or expel from a place

inhibit
verbv
verb

• prohibit, forbid, or prevent from doing something

• limit, block, or decrease the action or function of

• consciously restrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior

• make (someone) self-conscious and as a result unable to act naturally

outlaw
verb, nounv, n
noun

• someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime

adjective satellite

• contrary to or forbidden by law

• disobedient to or defiant of law

verb

• declare illegal; outlaw

prevent
verbv
verb

• keep from happening or arising; make impossible

• stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state

restrict
verbv
verb

• place restrictions on

• place under restrictions; limit access to by law

• place limits on (extent or amount or access)

• prevent (information) from being circulated or disclosed

stop
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the event of something ending

• the act of stopping something

• a brief stay in the course of a journey

• the state of inactivity following an interruption

• a spot where something halts or pauses

• a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it

• a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations

• (music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipes

• a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens

• a restraint that checks the motion of something

• an obstruction in a pipe or tube

verb

• come to a halt, stop moving

• put an end to a state or an activity

• stop from happening or developing

• interrupt a trip

• cause to end

• prevent completion

• hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of

• seize on its way

• have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical

• render unsuitable for passage

• stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments

suppress
verbv
verb

• bring under control by force or authority

• come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority

• consciously restrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior

• put out of one's consciousness

• lessen to the point of stopping

veto
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a vote that blocks a decision

• the power or right to prohibit or reject a proposed or intended act (especially the power of a chief executive to reject a bill passed by the legislature)

verb

• vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent

• command against

banish
verbv
verb

• expel from a community or group

• ban from a place of residence, as for punishment

• expel, as if by official decree

• drive away

dit
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the shorter of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code

• a logarithmic unit which measures information or entropy, based on base 10 logarithms and powers of 10.

hartley
nounn
noun

• English philosopher who introduced the theory of the association of ideas (1705-1757)

• a logarithmic unit which measures information or entropy, based on base 10 logarithms and powers of 10.

banning
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• an official prohibition or edict against something

blackball
verbv
noun

• the act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto

verb

• expel from a community or group

• vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent

Best Hypernyms For BAN

Alternatives for DISALLOW

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