BANNING Synonyms: 147 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

Definition of banning

as in prohibiting

the act of ordering that something not be done or used the banning of the use of foul language at town council meetings was long overdue

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banning

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verb

present participle of ban

as in forbidding

to order not to do or use or to be done or used the company absolutely bans smoking within its buildings

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as in excluding

to prevent the participation, consideration, or inclusion of the university banned those caught in the cheating scandal from graduation ceremonies

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Recent Examples of banning

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Rescues during holidays have declined in recent years, owing to the prohibition of alcohol on Memorial Day, Labor Day, and the Fourth of July, along with the banning of diving along the Clay Banks, Nunez said. — Reeti Malhotra july 10, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026 The talk was organized by local synagogues and the Chattanooga Jewish Federation in response to the banning of the novel by a nearby Tennessee school district a month prior. — Spin Team, SPIN, 22 June 2026 The reforms led to the creation of the forward pass and the banning of dangerous formations. — Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026 Magyar’s focus on the economy means reform of Hungary’s draconian anti-LGBTQ+ laws, which currently includes the banning of Pride marches and fines for promoting homosexuality in schools, may not be a priority. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2026 Still, Sylvain sees the banning of innocent users as a potential overcorrection. — Annie Joy Williams, The Atlantic, 23 Mar. 2026 Board members who have personal agendas – for example book banning, cell phone usage, gender and pronoun issues, history lessons, religious instruction – may be looking for a leader who feels similarly. — Marsha Sutton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026 Against the backdrop of ’90s theatricality, the most meaningful gesture of the week remains the banning of phones. — Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 12 Mar. 2026 These included the banning of the works of Rabindranath Tagore, the Indian Bengali poet and Nobel laureate, and Pres. — Andrew Pereira, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Mar. 2026

Verb

The settlement comes as social media companies face an avalanche of lawsuits over children’s safety and privacy and a growing number of countries are banning young kids and teens from social media apps. — Barbara Ortutay, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026 The financial penalties are wide-ranging, banning nearly all US trade with Iran, blocking Iranian government assets in the country and prohibiting foreign assistance and arms sales, the report outlines. — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026 Shopify's 2023 experiment banning every recurring meeting company-wide, reinstating only the ones teams deliberately chose to bring back. — Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026 No civil rights group would advocate banning recording in public, a practice that can be crucial for holding police and government officials accountable. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2026 Gerald Ford signed an executive order banning foreign assassinations, and the current 10-year term for the FBI director was established. — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 Aug. 2026 In June, a federal appeals court panel ruled that the policy banning trans people from serving was likely unconstitutional, per Politico, though the Supreme Court had previously allowed enforcement to continue while the case proceeded. — Adam England, PEOPLE, 20 Aug. 2026 Others are banning digital devices in freshman courses, and Ivy League schools like Princeton University have dropped Honor Code traditions that let students take tests and exams unsupervised. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 19 Aug. 2026 Homeless encampments have become a public health issue, Meier said, but banning them does not solve the problem. — Laura Horne, Charlotte Observer, 17 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for banning

Noun

Blind to Russia’s own staged electoral process, the Kremlin has repeatedly pushed the idea that the martial law prohibition on Ukrainian elections in wartime means Zelensky is illegitimate.

— Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
DeSantis has signed strict legislation into law on the issue, including a prohibition on data centers passing on costs to ratepayers and new authority for local communities to reject data centers from being built.

— Garrett Downs, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of prohibition

Verb

The financial penalties are wide-ranging, banning nearly all US trade with Iran, blocking Iranian government assets in the country and prohibiting foreign assistance and arms sales, the report outlines.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
Maine’s law goes further, prohibiting visual monitoring in employees’ homes or personal vehicles unless that kind of observation is required for the duties of the job, said Edward Halle, a privacy and AI compliance manager.

— Cathy Bussewitz, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of prohibiting

Verb

In response to the mass-delistings, Zillow announced new standards excluding those private listings from ever appearing on its sites.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2026
Used across more than 32 million group trips, the appe found that the average attendee spends $410 per trip, excluding individual airfare and travel costs.

— Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of excluding

Verb

This is the same genius who just a few months ago gave all these scooter riders the freedom to go down one-way streets the wrong way, not having to stop for red lights or stop signs, by forbidding police from writing criminal summonses to them.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 18 Aug. 2026
The castle moniker invokes brooding keeps, defensive towers and forbidding stone.

— Donna Hardie-Scott, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of forbidding

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The wearable also powers the implant wirelessly through induction, eliminating the need for an internal battery that could eventually require replacement.

— Shannon Cuthrell, IEEE Spectrum, 20 Aug. 2026
Deckard is tasked with eliminating a band of rebellious replicants led by Roy (Rutger Hauer) who have returned to Earth to confront their creator, the CEO of the Tyrell Corporation.

— David Faris, TheWeek, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of eliminating

Verb

Denver has also considered outlawing natural gas in homes after implementing new restrictions on its use in commercial buildings.

— Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 7 Aug. 2026
But in the late 1970s, the country followed other nations in outlawing marijuana, and chased away the hippies who had flocked to the country.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of outlawing

Verb

The high court’s upcoming term will also include various other major cases, including a case involving religious rights and schools over Colorado barring Catholic preschools from its universal preschool program.

— Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 21 Aug. 2026
But according to the advisor, the millions in funding are also going towards other areas, such as Proposition 45—an environmental policy—instead of solely focusing on barring the billionaire tax.

— Joshua Hong, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of barring

Verb

Pharmaceutical giants Moderna and Merck said Wednesday that an experimental vaccine treatment has shown signs of preventing cancer from returning or spreading in a study of high-risk melanoma patients.

— Aria Bendix, NBC news, 19 Aug. 2026
The display defied restrictions preventing Israeli participants from competing under their national flag.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Aug. 2026

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