'Banned' definitions:
Definition of 'banned'
From: WordNet
adjective
Forbidden by law [syn: banned, prohibited]
Definition of 'Banned'
From: GCIDE
- Ban \Ban\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Banned (b[a^]nd); p. pr. & vb. n. Banning.] [OE. bannen, bannien, to summon, curse, AS. bannan to summon; akin to Dan. bande, forbande, to curse, Sw. banna to revile, bannas to curse. See Ban an edict, and cf. Banish.]
- 1. To curse; to invoke evil upon. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To forbid; to interdict. --Byron. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'banned'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- barred,
- contraband,
- debarred,
- deported,
- ejected,
- excluded,
- exiled,
- expelled,
- forbade,
- forbid,
- forbidden,
- illegal,
- illicit,
- left out,
- liquidated,
- nonpermissible,
- not in it,
- not included,
- not permitted,
- off limits,
- out of bounds,
- outlawed,
- precluded,
- prohibited,
- purged,
- ruled out,
- shut out,
- taboo,
- tabooed,
- unallowed,
- unauthorized,
- under the ban,
- unlawful,
- unlicensed,
- unpermissible,
- unsanctioned,
- untouchable,
- verboten,
- vetoed