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| Main Entry: | ban |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | official forbiddance |
| Synonyms: | a thou-shalt-not, boycott, censorship, don't, embargo, injunction, interdiction, limitation, no-no, off limits, out of bounds, prohibition, proscription, refusal, restriction, stoppage, suppression, taboo |
| Antonyms: | allowance, permission |
| Main Entry: | ban |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | officially forbid |
| Synonyms: | banish, bar, blackball*, curse, disallow, enjoin, exclude, halt, inhibit, interdict, outlaw, pass by, prevent, prohibit, proscribe, restrict, shut out, suppress, close down, close up, declare illegal, ice out, illegalize, pass up |
| Antonyms: | allow, permit |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | banish |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | expel from place or situation |
| Synonyms: | ban, deport, discard, discharge, dislodge, dismiss, dispel, eject, eliminate, eradicate, evict, exclude, excommunicate, exile, expatriate, get rid of, isolate, ostracize, oust, outlaw, proscribe, relegate, remove, sequester, shake off, shut out, transport, cast out, drive away, expulse, extradict, rusticate |
| Antonyms: | allow, keep, welcome |
| Main Entry: | blackball |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | expel from group |
| Synonyms: | ban, blacklist, debar, exclude, ostracize, oust, reject, repudiate, snub, veto |
| Main Entry: | constrain |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | force; restrain |
| Synonyms: | ban, bar, bind, bottle up, bridle, chain, check, coerce, compel, confine, constrict, cork, curb, deny, deprive, disallow, drive, hold back, immure, impel, imprison, incarcerate, inhibit, intern, jail, make, necessitate, oblige, pressure, stifle, urge, withhold, concuss, cool off, hem in, hog-tie, hold down, hold in, keep lid on, pressurize, put half nelson on, shotgun |
| Antonyms: | free, release, let go |
| Main Entry: | damn |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | condemn, denounce |
| Synonyms: | abuse, attack, ban, banish, blaspheme, blast, castigate, censure, confound, convict, criticize, curse, darn, doom, excommunicate, excoriate, execrate, expel, flame, jinx, objurgate, pan*, penalize, proscribe, punish, revile, sentence, slam, swear, anathematize, cast out, complain of, cry down, cuss, denunciate, drat, fulminate against, imprecate, inveigle against, object to, thunder against |
| Notes: | a dam is a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water while damn is used as an expletive meaning cursed, condemned to hell |
| Antonyms: | bless, cherish, commend, elevate, exalt, favor, glorify, laud, praise, promote |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | deny |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | disagree, renounce, decline |
| Synonyms: | abjure, abnegate, ban, begrudge, contradict, contravene, controvert, curb, disallow, disavow, disbelieve, discard, disclaim, discredit, disown, disprove, doubt, eschew, exclude, forbid, forgo, forsake, gainsay, hold back, negate, negative, nullify, oppose, rebuff, rebut, recant, refuse, refute, reject, repudiate, restrain, revoke, sacrifice, spurn, taboo, turn down, veto, withhold, call on, disacknowledge, enjoin from, keep back, not buy, say no to, take exception to, turn thumbs down |
| Antonyms: | accede, acknowledge, admit, affirm, agree, allow, concede, confess, corroborate, grant, go along |
| Main Entry: | embargo |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | prohibition, restriction |
| Synonyms: | ban, bar, barrier, check, hindrance, impediment, interdict, restraint, stoppage, blockage, interdiction, proscription |
| Main Entry: | except |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | leave out |
| Synonyms: | ban, bar, count out, debar, disallow, eliminate, exclude, exempt, expostulate, inveigh, object, omit, pass over, protest, reject, remonstrate, rule out, suspend, taboo, bate |
| Antonyms: | admit, allow, include |
| Main Entry: | exclude |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | expel, forbid |
| Synonyms: | ban, bar, blackball*, blacklist, block, bounce, boycott, close out, count out, debar, disallow, eject, eliminate, embargo, estop, evict, except, get rid of, ignore, interdict, obviate, occlude, omit, ostracize, oust, pass over, preclude, prevent, prohibit, proscribe, put out, refuse, reject, remove, repudiate, rule out, shut out, sideline, suspend, throw out, veto, bate, drive out, force out, keep out, leave out, lock out, refuse admittance, set aside, shut the door on, ward off |
| Antonyms: | accept, add, admit, allow, include, incorporate, take on, welcome |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | exclusion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | expulsion; forbiddance |
| Synonyms: | ban, bar, blackball*, blockade, boycott, cut, discharge, dismissal, ejection, elimination, embargo, eviction, exception, excommunication, interdict, occlusion, omission, ostracism, prevention, prohibition, refusal, rejection, removal, repudiation, segregation, separation, suspension, veto, coventry, debarment, debarring, interdicting, interdiction, keeping out, lockout, nonadmission, ousting, preclusion, proscription, relegation |
| Antonyms: | acceptance, addition, admittance, allowance, inclusion, incorporation, welcome |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | excommunicate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | banish |
| Synonyms: | ban, curse, denounce, dismiss, eject, exclude, expel, oust, proscribe, remove, repudiate, anathematize, cast out, unchurch |
| Antonyms: | allow, include, permit, welcome |
| Main Entry: | forbid |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | outlaw, prohibit an action |
| Synonyms: | ban, block, cancel, censor, check, debar, deny, deprive, disallow, embargo, enjoin, exclude, forestall, freeze*, halt, hinder, hold up, impede, inhibit, interdict, nix*, obstruct, obviate, oppose, preclude, prevent, proscribe, restrain, restrict, rule out, shut down, shut out*, spike*, stop, stymie*, taboo*, veto, withhold, declare illegal, forfend, lock up, put the chill on, say no |
| Antonyms: | allow, approve, authorize, permit, sanction |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | injunction |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | decree |
| Synonyms: | admonition, ban, bar, behest, bidding, charge, command, demand, dictate, embargo, exhortation, instruction, mandate, order, precept, prohibition, ruling, word, writ, enjoinder |
| Main Entry: | moratorium |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | suspension |
| Synonyms: | abeyance, adjournment, ban, break, breather*, deferment, delay, downtime*, five*, freeze, grace period, halt, pause, postponement, reprieve, respite, stay, truce, abeyancy, breathing spell |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | outlaw |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | prohibit; make illegal |
| Synonyms: | ban, banish, bar, condemn, damn, disallow, embargo, enjoin, exclude, forbid, inhibit, interdict, prevent, proscribe, stop, taboo, illegalize |
| Antonyms: | allow, legalize, permit |
| Main Entry: | prohibit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make impossible; stop |
| Synonyms: | ban, block, bottle up*, constrain, cool*, cork*, debar, disallow, enjoin, forbid, freeze*, gridlock, halt, hamper, hinder, hold up, impede, inhibit, interdict, kill, nix, obstruct, outlaw, preclude, prevent, proscribe, put down, restrain, restrict, rule out, shut out, spike*, stymie*, taboo*, tie up*, veto, zing*, box in, bring to screeching halt, forfend, hang up*, jam up, keep lid on, lock up, pass on, put a lock on, put a stopper in, put chill on, put half nelson on, throw cold water on |
| Antonyms: | allow, favor, permit, push |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | proscribe |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | condemn, exclude |
| Synonyms: | ban, banish, blackball*, boycott, censure, damn, denounce, deport, doom*, embargo, excommunicate, exile, expatriate, expel, forbid, interdict, ostracize, outlaw, prohibit, reject, sentence |
| Antonyms: | admit, allow, include, praise, welcome |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | refusal |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | denial of responsibility; unwillingness |
| Synonyms: | abnegation, ban, choice, cold shoulder*, defiance, disapproval, disclaimer, disfavor, dissent, exclusion, forbidding, negation, nix*, no, noncompliance, option, pass*, prohibition, rebuff, refutation, rejection, renunciation, repudiation, repulse, repulsion, reversal, thumbs down, veto, withholding, writ, declension, declination, disallowance, disavowal, discountenancing, enjoinment, interdiction, knockback, nonacceptance, nonconsent, proscription, regrets, renouncement, turndown |
| Antonyms: | approval, grant, offer, sanction, ok |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | rule out |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | exclude, reject |
| Synonyms: | abolish, avert, ban, cancel, count out, debar, deter, dismiss, eliminate, except, forbid, forestall, obviate, preclude, prevent, prohibit, proscribe, recant, revoke, stave off, suspend, bate, forfend, leave out, not consider, ward off |
| Antonyms: | add, include, keep |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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