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Synonyms of ban

5 similar words · 2 opposite words

Another word for ban is hartley. Other synonyms of ban are forbid, prohibit, disallow and ditl.

Synonyms and similar words for ban

verbTo prohibit; to interdict; to proscribe; to forbid or block from participation.

nounA unit measuring information or entropy based on base-ten logarithms, rather than the base-two...

  • ditl
  • hartleyA unit of information (symbol Hart) representing the information content of an event if the probability of that event...

Opposite of ban

verbTo prohibit; to interdict; to proscribe; to forbid or block from participation.

Meaning of ban

  1. verb To prohibit; to interdict; to proscribe; to forbid or block from participation.
  2. verb To summon; to call out.
  3. verb To anathematize; to pronounce an ecclesiastical curse upon; to place under a ban.

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Questions about synonyms of ban

What is another word for ban?
Ban has 5 synonyms on Word.ws, such as hartley, forbid, prohibit, disallow and ditl.
What is the opposite of ban?
The opposite of ban is allow. Other antonyms of ban are permit.
What does ban mean?
Ban means to prohibit; to interdict; to proscribe; to forbid or block from participation.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: ban (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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