Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun banning
1 sense of banning
Sense 1
ban, banning, forbiddance, forbidding -- (an official prohibition or edict against something)
=> prohibition -- (refusal to approve or assent to)
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")