The local school board would go to any length to ban that book.
Source: tatoeba (19109)
Ban
/bæn/
Synonyms for "ban" (348 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (70)
Noun(16 words)
forbiddanceprohibitionadmin blockanathemasbachelor of arts in nursingbanningbarringsblackballsblacklistingblacklistsblocksboycottingboycottscease talkingcurfewsdebars
abscindamputateanathemaannihilatebanishbanishmentbarbar outbarringblackblackballblackballingblacklistblasphemyblockadebobboycottboycottagecast outcategorically reject
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circumscriptionclipcomminationcomplaintconstraincontrabandcount outcropcullcursecutcut awaycut offcut outdamnationdebardebarmentdebarringdemarcationdenialdenunciationdenydeportdim view
Verb(10 words)
Strong matches (104)
disagreementdisallowdisallowancedisappointmentdisapprobationdisapprovaldisapprovedisapprove ofdiscontentdiscontentednessdiscontentmentdisenchantmentdisesteemdisfavordisfellowshipdisgruntlementdisillusiondisillusionmentdispleasuredisrespect
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dissatisfactiondissentdissent fromdistastedockeighteenth amendmenteliminateembargoenjoinenucleateeradicateevil eyeexceptexceptionexciseexcludeexclude fromexclusionexcommunicateexcommunicationexecrateexecrationexileexpatriateexpelextinguishextirpateextraditeforbidforbiddanceforbidden fruitforbiddingfreezefreeze outfrownfrown atfrown downfrown uponfugitatefulminationgrimace athexignoreimprecationinadmissibilityindexindex expurgatoriusindex librorum prohibitorumindignationinhibitinhibitioninjunctioninterdictinterdiction
Noun(17 words)
disallowdisallowingdisbarringditejectembargoesembargoingexcludeexclude agriculture from curriculaexcommunicatingexecratingforbidforbiddingharthartleyhate speech limitsinterdicting
Verb(12 words)
disbarsdisqualifiedembargoedexcommunicatedexcommunicatesforbadforbadeforbid by lawforbid cheatingforbidsillegalizeinterdicted
Adjective(1 words)
Related words (174)
Noun(33 words)
interdictskiboshnixnixingno talking policyostracizeoutlawoutlawingoutlawsphone banningprohibitprohibitingprohibition policyprohibitionsproscribingproscriptionproscriptionsrestrictrestrictionsanction
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screen time banshutoutspeech bansuspendsuspendingsuspensionstabooingtaboostabutabuingtabusvetozero consumption
interdictumisolatekeep outknock offlawleave outlock outlockoutlook askance atlook black uponloplow estimationlow opinionmaledictionmalisonmalocchiomutilatenarrowingnipno no
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no-nononadmissionnot approvenot go fornot hear ofnot hold withobjectobject toobjectionomissionomitopposeoppositionopposureostracismostracizationostracizeoutlawparepass overpeelpick outprecludepreclusionpreventpreventionprohibitprohibitionprohibition partyprohibitory injunctionproscribeproscriptionprotestprunerefusalrefuserejectrejectionrelegaterelegationrepressrepressionrepudiaterepudiationrestraintrestrictionrestrictive covenantsroot outrulerule outruling outrusticatesanctionsay no tosend awaysend downsend to coventryset apartset asideshaveshearshutshut outsnubspurnstamp outstatutestopstrike offstripstrip offsumptuary lawssuppresssuppressiontabootake exceptiontake exception totake offtake outthink ill ofthink little ofthrust outthumb downthumbs downthumbs-downthunderingtransporttruncateunhappinessvetoview with disfavorvolstead actwhammywipe outzoningzoning laws
Determiner(6 words)
no effectsno headacheno irrigation conceptno microbesno physical contactno process
Verb(17 words)
Adjective(2 words)
Related word relations
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More general
33 entriesMoldovan monetary unitRomanian monetary unitbaccalaureatebachelor's degreecriminalisecriminalizedecreedisallowedictexclusionexpelfiatforbidillegaliseillegalizeinterdict
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More specific
14 entriesCollocations
12 entriesban fromban listban onban on plastic bagsbanned itemcell phone banenact a banimpose a banlift a banplace a bansmoking bantravel ban
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
3 entriesTranslations
4 translations across 4 languages.
German
1 entries- Ban noun (a subdivision of currency)
Hungarian
1 entries- bani noun (a subdivision of currency)
Polish
1 entries- ban noun (a subdivision of currency)
Romanian
1 entries- ban noun (a subdivision of currency)
Sample sentences
27 total sentences available.
There are movements to try to ban TV advertising.
Source: tatoeba (39140)
The press ban on the case was removed yesterday.
Source: tatoeba (48772)
Together with Britain, France may ban imports of waste from Germany.
Source: tatoeba (66605)
Showing 4 of 27 available sentences.