Ban

//bæn//

Synonyms for "ban" (259 found)

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Closest matches (52)

Strong matches (78)

Verb(2 words)
disallowforbid

Related words (129)

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Synonyms

7 entries

Related terms

6 entries

derived

32 entries

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etymologically related_to

3 entries

has context

1 entries

is a

7 entries

manner of

2 entries

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Translations

183 translations across 64 languages.

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Albanian

2 entries
  • ndalim noun (prohibition — see also prohibition)
  • ndaloj verb (forbid — see also forbid, prohibit, interdict)

Arabic

4 entries
  • حَظْر noun (prohibition — see also prohibition)
  • مَنْع noun (prohibition — see also prohibition)
  • حَرَّمَ verb (forbid — see also forbid, prohibit, interdict)
  • حَظَرَ verb (forbid — see also forbid, prohibit, interdict)

Armenian

1 entries
  • արգելել verb (forbid — see also forbid, prohibit, interdict)

Bashkir

2 entries
  • тыйыу noun (prohibition — see also prohibition)
  • тыйыу verb (forbid — see also forbid, prohibit, interdict)

Belarusian

3 entries
  • забаро́на noun (prohibition — see also prohibition)
  • забараня́ць verb (forbid — see also forbid, prohibit, interdict)
  • забарані́ць verb (forbid — see also forbid, prohibit, interdict)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • забра́на noun (prohibition — see also prohibition)
  • запреще́ние noun (prohibition — see also prohibition)
  • забраня́ verb (forbid — see also forbid, prohibit, interdict)
  • забраня́вам verb (forbid — see also forbid, prohibit, interdict)

Burmese

2 entries
  • တား verb (forbid — see also forbid, prohibit, interdict)
  • ပညတ် verb (forbid — see also forbid, prohibit, interdict)

Catalan

2 entries
  • ban noun (title used in several states in central and south-eastern Europe)
  • prohibir verb (forbid — see also forbid, prohibit, interdict)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries
  • 禁止 noun (prohibition — see also prohibition)
  • 禁止 verb (forbid — see also forbid, prohibit, interdict)

Czech

3 entries
  • zákaz noun (prohibition — see also prohibition)
  • zakazovat verb (forbid — see also forbid, prohibit, interdict)
  • zakázat verb (forbid — see also forbid, prohibit, interdict)

Danish

2 entries
  • forbud noun (prohibition — see also prohibition)
  • forbyde verb (forbid — see also forbid, prohibit, interdict)

Dutch

2 entries
  • verbod noun (prohibition — see also prohibition)
  • verbieden verb (forbid — see also forbid, prohibit, interdict)

Esperanto

2 entries
  • malpermeso noun (prohibition — see also prohibition)
  • malpermesi verb (forbid — see also forbid, prohibit, interdict)

Estonian

1 entries
  • keelama verb (forbid — see also forbid, prohibit, interdict)

Finnish

4 entries
  • baani noun (title used in several states in central and south-eastern Europe)
  • banaani noun (prohibition — see also prohibition)
  • banni noun (prohibition — see also prohibition)
  • bänni noun (prohibition — see also prohibition)

French

4 entries
  • interdiction noun (prohibition — see also prohibition)
  • prohibition noun (prohibition — see also prohibition)
  • bannir verb (forbid — see also forbid, prohibit, interdict)
  • interdire verb (forbid — see also forbid, prohibit, interdict)

Georgian

2 entries
  • აკრძალვა noun (prohibition — see also prohibition)
  • აკრძალვა verb (forbid — see also forbid, prohibit, interdict)

German

4 entries
  • Ban noun (a subdivision of currency)
  • Ban noun (title used in several states in central and south-eastern Europe)
  • Banus noun (title used in several states in central and south-eastern Europe)
  • Verbot noun (prohibition — see also prohibition)

Greek

2 entries
  • απαγόρευση noun (prohibition — see also prohibition)
  • απαγορεύω verb (forbid — see also forbid, prohibit, interdict)

Hindi

3 entries
  • बहिष्कार noun (prohibition — see also prohibition)
  • मना करना verb (forbid — see also forbid, prohibit, interdict)
  • रोकना verb (forbid — see also forbid, prohibit, interdict)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • bani noun (a subdivision of currency)
  • bán noun (title used in several states in central and south-eastern Europe)
  • tilalom noun (prohibition — see also prohibition)
  • kitilt verb (forbid — see also forbid, prohibit, interdict)

Icelandic

2 entries
  • bann noun (prohibition — see also prohibition)
  • banna verb (forbid — see also forbid, prohibit, interdict)

Ilocano

1 entries
  • parit noun (prohibition — see also prohibition)

Indonesian

1 entries
  • cekal verb (forbid — see also forbid, prohibit, interdict)

Ingrian

2 entries
  • keelto noun (prohibition — see also prohibition)
  • keeltää verb (forbid — see also forbid, prohibit, interdict)

Irish

1 entries
  • coisc verb (forbid — see also forbid, prohibit, interdict)

Italian

4 entries
  • bano noun (title used in several states in central and south-eastern Europe)
  • divieto noun (prohibition — see also prohibition)
  • proibizione noun (prohibition — see also prohibition)
  • bandire verb (forbid — see also forbid, prohibit, interdict)

Japanese

4 entries
  • 禁止 noun (prohibition — see also prohibition)
  • 禁じる verb (forbid — see also forbid, prohibit, interdict)
  • 禁める verb (forbid — see also forbid, prohibit, interdict)
  • 禁止する verb (forbid — see also forbid, prohibit, interdict)

Khmer

3 entries
  • បំរាម noun (prohibition — see also prohibition)
  • ប្រាម verb (forbid — see also forbid, prohibit, interdict)
  • អាយ័ត verb (forbid — see also forbid, prohibit, interdict)

Korean

3 entries
  • 금지 noun (prohibition — see also prohibition)
  • 금지하다 verb (forbid — see also forbid, prohibit, interdict)
  • 금하다 verb (forbid — see also forbid, prohibit, interdict)

Lao

2 entries
  • ປາມ verb (forbid — see also forbid, prohibit, interdict)
  • ຫ້າມ verb (forbid — see also forbid, prohibit, interdict)

Latin

3 entries
  • vetitum noun (prohibition — see also prohibition)
  • interdico verb (forbid — see also forbid, prohibit, interdict)
  • veto verb (forbid — see also forbid, prohibit, interdict)

Latvian

1 entries
  • aizliegt verb (forbid — see also forbid, prohibit, interdict)

Lithuanian

2 entries
  • draudimas noun (prohibition — see also prohibition)
  • uždrausti verb (forbid — see also forbid, prohibit, interdict)

Luxembourgish

1 entries
  • Verbuet noun (prohibition — see also prohibition)

Macedonian

3 entries
  • забрана noun (prohibition — see also prohibition)
  • забрани verb (forbid — see also forbid, prohibit, interdict)
  • забранува verb (forbid — see also forbid, prohibit, interdict)

Malay

2 entries
  • larang verb (forbid — see also forbid, prohibit, interdict)
  • melarang verb (forbid — see also forbid, prohibit, interdict)

Malayalam

2 entries
  • നിരോധനം noun (prohibition — see also prohibition)
  • നിരോധിക്കുക verb (forbid — see also forbid, prohibit, interdict)

Marathi

3 entries
  • बंदी noun (prohibition — see also prohibition)
  • बंदी आणणे verb (forbid — see also forbid, prohibit, interdict)
  • बंदी घालणे verb (forbid — see also forbid, prohibit, interdict)

Mongolian

3 entries
  • хориг noun (prohibition — see also prohibition)
  • цээр noun (prohibition — see also prohibition)
  • хориглох verb (forbid — see also forbid, prohibit, interdict)

Māori

2 entries
  • rāhui verb (forbid — see also forbid, prohibit, interdict)
  • whakakati verb (forbid — see also forbid, prohibit, interdict)

Norwegian Bokmål

2 entries
  • forbud noun (prohibition — see also prohibition)
  • forby verb (forbid — see also forbid, prohibit, interdict)

Old English

1 entries
  • forbēodan verb (forbid — see also forbid, prohibit, interdict)

Old Norse

1 entries
  • banna verb (forbid — see also forbid, prohibit, interdict)

Plautdietsch

1 entries
  • Baun noun (prohibition — see also prohibition)

Polish

4 entries
  • ban noun (a subdivision of currency)
  • ban noun (title used in several states in central and south-eastern Europe)
  • ban (on the internet) noun (prohibition — see also prohibition)
  • zakaz noun (prohibition — see also prohibition)

Portuguese

3 entries
  • proibição noun (prohibition — see also prohibition)
  • banir verb (forbid — see also forbid, prohibit, interdict)
  • proibir verb (forbid — see also forbid, prohibit, interdict)

Romanian

4 entries
  • ban noun (a subdivision of currency)
  • ban noun (title used in several states in central and south-eastern Europe)
  • interdicție noun (prohibition — see also prohibition)
  • interzice verb (forbid — see also forbid, prohibit, interdict)

Russian

4 entries
  • бан noun (prohibition — see also prohibition)
  • запре́т noun (prohibition — see also prohibition)
  • запреще́ние noun (prohibition — see also prohibition)
  • ба́нить verb (forbid — see also forbid, prohibit, interdict)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • zȃbrana noun (prohibition — see also prohibition)
  • за̑брана noun (prohibition — see also prohibition)
  • zabranjívati verb (forbid — see also forbid, prohibit, interdict)
  • zabrániti verb (forbid — see also forbid, prohibit, interdict)

Slovak

3 entries
  • zákaz noun (prohibition — see also prohibition)
  • zakazovať verb (forbid — see also forbid, prohibit, interdict)
  • zakázať verb (forbid — see also forbid, prohibit, interdict)

Slovene

3 entries
  • prepoved noun (prohibition — see also prohibition)
  • prepovedati verb (forbid — see also forbid, prohibit, interdict)
  • prepovedovati verb (forbid — see also forbid, prohibit, interdict)

Spanish

4 entries
  • baneo noun (prohibition — see also prohibition)
  • vedamiento noun (prohibition — see also prohibition)
  • banear verb (forbid — see also forbid, prohibit, interdict)
  • vedar verb (forbid — see also forbid, prohibit, interdict)

Swedish

3 entries
  • förbud noun (prohibition — see also prohibition)
  • banna verb (forbid — see also forbid, prohibit, interdict)
  • förbjuda verb (forbid — see also forbid, prohibit, interdict)

Tagalog

2 entries
  • pagbabawal noun (prohibition — see also prohibition)
  • ipagbawal verb (forbid — see also forbid, prohibit, interdict)

Tamil

1 entries
  • தடை verb (forbid — see also forbid, prohibit, interdict)

Telugu

2 entries
  • నిషేధము noun (prohibition — see also prohibition)
  • నిషేధించు verb (forbid — see also forbid, prohibit, interdict)

Thai

4 entries
  • การห้าม noun (prohibition — see also prohibition)
  • ข้อห้าม noun (prohibition — see also prohibition)
  • ปราม verb (forbid — see also forbid, prohibit, interdict)
  • ห้าม verb (forbid — see also forbid, prohibit, interdict)

Turkish

1 entries
  • yasak noun (prohibition — see also prohibition)

Ukrainian

3 entries
  • заборо́на noun (prohibition — see also prohibition)
  • заборони́ти verb (forbid — see also forbid, prohibit, interdict)
  • забороня́ти verb (forbid — see also forbid, prohibit, interdict)

Vietnamese

4 entries
  • cấm chỉ noun (prohibition — see also prohibition)
  • sự cấm noun (prohibition — see also prohibition)
  • cấm verb (forbid — see also forbid, prohibit, interdict)
  • cấm chỉ verb (forbid — see also forbid, prohibit, interdict)

West-Frisian

1 entries
  • ferbod noun (prohibition — see also prohibition)

Yiddish

1 entries
  • פֿאַרווערן verb (forbid — see also forbid, prohibit, interdict)

Zazaki

2 entries
  • men noun (prohibition — see also prohibition)
  • tomet noun (prohibition — see also prohibition)

Sample sentences

27 total sentences available.

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The local school board would go to any length to ban that book.

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There are movements to try to ban TV advertising.

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The press ban on the case was removed yesterday.

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Together with Britain, France may ban imports of waste from Germany.

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