OUTLAWED Synonyms: 138 Similar and Opposite Words

outlawed 1 of 2

adjective

as in prohibited

that may not be permitted a refugee seeking asylum because in his home country he risks persecution as a member of an outlawed religious group

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outlawed

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verb

past tense of outlaw

as in banned

to make or declare contrary to the law a push to outlaw smoking in all public buildings

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as in forbade

to order not to do or use or to be done or used fed up with the constant interruptions, the physician has outlawed all cell phone use from his office

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It’s been nearly a decade since California voters legalized recreational cannabis, but production and sales remain outlawed in most of the state — and the black market dominates. — Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026 King Henry’s laws adamantly forbade chattel slavery, outlawed colonialism, and created an economically robust, financially solvent Black state, one not dependent on the transatlantic slave trade. — Marlene L. Daut september 22, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025 By season 1's conclusion, Fisk has taken over the city's government as mayor, locked away any potential threats to his power in a secret prison, installed his own shadow force of corrupt cops to exact his will, outlawed vigilanteism, and declared martial law. — Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Sep. 2025 In a letter from his prison cell of 26 years, Abdullah Öcalan, founder of a four-decade-old armed insurgency for the rights of the large Kurdish minority in Turkey, called on his outlawed group to disarm and dissolve. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Feb. 2025

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Those of us with a platform need to use our voices before speaking out is outlawed altogether. — Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2026 If the Democratic Party wanted to pass a national version of the DPA, thousands of DSPs would be outlawed and hundreds of thousands of DSP employees would either lose their jobs or be hired by Amazon. — Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2026 The bill would have outlawed the import and sale of animals genetically modified for cosmetic purposes. — Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 14 Aug. 2026 Dining al-fresco was banned from November to April and new design criteria were imposed, with wooden dining sheds outlawed. — Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026 If Shishkin is right that living literature has been outlawed inside Russia, then the future of Russian literature is already being written elsewhere. — Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2026 However, executions have been put on hold in North Carolina, due a litany of several legal challenges and some methods, like lethal gas, being outlawed. — Charlotte Observer, 11 Aug. 2026 With fracking — which is already outlawed on offshore platforms in California waters, and is widely viewed as an environmentally degrading and often risky process — Gilda’s production would jump to about 4,000 barrels a day. — Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 9 Aug. 2026 Although outlawed by the Fair Housing Act of 1968, its legacy remains visible today in racial wealth gaps, segregation, and unequal opportunity. — Derrick Johnson, Time, 4 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for outlawed

Adjective

Their forbidden love leads the Jade Emperor to decree their separation on opposite sides of the Milky Way.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
To control the dangerous unfettered use of magic, an oversight council established ground rules on what is considered forbidden magic and the knowledge of its existence.

— Kalai Chik, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of forbidden

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Some renters are now demanding that this kind of billing practice — often handled by outside companies, which add on their own fees — be banned outright.

— Audrey McGlinchy, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
The Chicago Sky have banned Enes Kanter Freedom from their home games after the former NBA center was ejected from Sunday's loss to the Indiana Fever.

— CBS News, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of banned

Verb

The teacher was immediately placed on leave and prohibited from being on district property or contacting students, North Penn officials said in a statement posted on the school system's website.

— Laura Fay, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
Roulette, slots, wagers, lotteries, raffles, lucky spins and prize wheels are all prohibited.

— Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of prohibited

Verb

The uptick rule forbade a short seller from knocking a stock down by endlessly selling it no matter what.

— Jim Cramer, CNBC, 30 Aug. 2026
Despite growing up in the city of Motown and the country’s R&B capital, CeCe Winans and her siblings were not permitted to listen to secular music—their parents forbade it.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 Aug. 2026

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