Banned
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /bænd/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Banned is a verb meaning simple past and past participle of ban.
Meaning
simple past and past participle of ban.
More Meanings
- Forbidden; not allowed.
Example Sentences
As the world's drug habit shows, governments are failing in their quest to monitor every London window-box and Andean hillside for banned plants.
The London-based Free Tibet Campaign said at least 500 Tibetans had protested in the province's Luqu county on Saturday, where they burned Chinese flags and flew the banned Tibetan flag.
Synonyms for banned
Depending on context, synonyms include prohibited, proscribed, forbidden, impermissible, illegal, illicit.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include prohibited, illegal, forbidden, off-limits, no-go, illicit.
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