| Main Entry: | outlaw |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | prohibit; make illegal |
Synonyms: |
ban, banish, bar, condemn, damn, disallow, embargo, enjoin, exclude, forbid, illegalize, inhibit, interdict, prevent, proscribe, stop, taboo |
Antonyms: |
allow, legalize, permit |
| Main Entry: | outlawed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | illegal |
Synonyms: |
actionable, banned, black-market, bootleg, contraband, criminal, crooked, extralegal, felonious, forbidden, heavy*, hot*, illegitimate, illicit, interdicted, irregular, lawless, not approved, not legal, outside the law, prohibited, proscribed, prosecutable, racket, shady, smuggled, sub rosa, taboo*, unauthorized, unconstitutional, under the table, unlawful, unlicensed, unofficial, unwarrantable, unwarranted, verboten, violating, wildcat, wrongful |
| Main Entry: | ban |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | officially forbid |
Synonyms: |
banish, bar, blackball, close down, close up, curse, declare illegal, disallow, enjoin, exclude, halt, ice out, illegalize, inhibit, interdict, outlaw, pass by, pass up, prevent, prohibit, proscribe, restrict, shut out, suppress |
Antonyms: |
allow, permit |
| Main Entry: | banish |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | expel from place or situation |
Synonyms: |
ban, cast out, deport, discard, discharge, dislodge, dismiss, dispel, drive away, eject, eliminate, eradicate, evict, exclude, excommunicate, exile, expatriate, expulse, extradict, get rid of, isolate, ostracize, oust, outlaw, proscribe, relegate, remove, rusticate, sequester, shake off, shut out, transport |
Antonyms: |
allow, keep, welcome |
| Main Entry: | bar |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | prohibit |
Synonyms: |
ban, boycott, circumvent, condemn, debar, deny, disallow, discountenance, discourage, eliminate, enjoin, except, exclude, exile, forbid, freeze out, frustrate, hinder, interdict, interfere, keep out, limit, obstruct, ostracize, outlaw, override, preclude, prevent, refuse, reject, restrain, rule out, segregate, shut out, stop, suspend |
Antonyms: |
advocate, allow, open, permit |
| Main Entry: | boycott |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ban; refrain from using |
Synonyms: |
avoid, bar, blackball, blacklist, brush off, cut off, embargo, exclude, hold aloof from, ice out, ostracize, outlaw, pass by, pass up, prohibit, proscribe, refuse, reject, shut out, snub, spurn, strike, withhold patronage |
| Notes: | a boycott is an organized popular protest, while an embargo is usually imposed by a government |
Antonyms: |
buy, encourage, support, use |
| Main Entry: | dismiss |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | send away, remove; free |
Synonyms: |
abolish, banish, boot, brush off, bundle, cast off, cast out, chase, chuck, clear, decline, deport, detach, disband, discard, dispatch, dispense with, disperse, dispose of, dissolve, divorce, do without, drive out, eject, expel, force out, have done with, kick out, let go, let out, lock out, outlaw, push aside, push back, reject, release, relegate, relinquish, repel, repudiate, rid, send off, send packing, shed, show out, slough off, supersede, sweep away, turn out |
Antonyms: |
accept, hold, keep, maintain, preserve, welcome |
| Main Entry: | enjoin |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | forbid |
Synonyms: |
ban, bar, deny, disallow, inhibit, interdict, outlaw, place injunction on, preclude, prohibit, proscribe, restrain, taboo |
Antonyms: |
allow, permit |
| Main Entry: | exile |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | deport from place |
Synonyms: |
banish, cast out, displace, dispossess, drive out, eject, evacuate, expatriate, expel, expulse, extradite, ostracize, oust, outlaw, proscribe, relegate, transport, turn out |
Antonyms: |
import, take in, welcome |
| Main Entry: | illegal |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | against the law |
Synonyms: |
actionable, banned, black-market, bootleg, contraband, criminal, crooked, extralegal, felonious, forbidden, heavy*, hot*, illegitimate, illicit, interdicted, irregular, lawless, not approved, not legal, outlawed, outside the law, prohibited, proscribed, prosecutable, racket, shady, smuggled, sub rosa, taboo, unauthorized, unconstitutional, under the table, unlawful, unlicensed, unofficial, unwarrantable, unwarranted, verboten, violating, wildcat, wrongful |
Antonyms: |
allowed, authorized, ethical, good, lawful, legal, legitimate, moral, permissible, right |