Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb ban

4 senses of ban

Sense 1
ban, censor -- (forbid the public distribution of ( a movie or a newspaper))
       => outlaw, criminalize, criminalise, illegalize, illegalise -- (declare illegal; outlaw; "Marijuana is criminalized in the U.S.")

Sense 2
ban -- (prohibit especially by legal means or social pressure; "Smoking is banned in this building")
       => forbid, prohibit, interdict, proscribe, veto, disallow, nix -- (command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"; "Dad nixed our plans")

Sense 3
banish, ban -- (ban from a place of residence, as for punishment)
       => expel, throw out, kick out -- (force to leave or move out; "He was expelled from his native country")

Sense 4
banish, ban, ostracize, ostracise, shun, cast out, blackball -- (expel from a community or group)
       => expel, throw out, kick out -- (force to leave or move out; "He was expelled from his native country")

Antonyms of adj banned

1 sense of banned

Sense 1
banned, prohibited -- (forbidden by law)

INDIRECT (VIA illegal) -> legal -- (established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules)

Similarity of adj banned

1 sense of banned

Sense 1
banned, prohibited -- (forbidden by law)
       => illegal (vs. legal) -- (prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules; "an illegal chess move")