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Synonyms for proscribed

  • adjective

Most common

illegal banned prohibited forbidden

All synonyms

Adjective

forbidden, prohibited, banned, illegal, interdicted, taboo, impermissible, verboten, disallowed, out, unpermitted, proscript, illicit, unallowed

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Forbidden or prohibited.

Example sentences

  • illegal Do you think that handguns should be made illegal?
  • banned The school banned the students from using Tipp-ex.
  • prohibited An accident prohibited his attending the ceremony.
  • forbidden Hunting game is forbidden in these tranquil woods.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
proscribedfalling
illegalsteady
bannedrising
prohibitedsteady
forbiddensteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
out1
5 letters
taboo2
6 letters
banned1
7 letters
illegal3, illicit3
8 letters
verboten3
9 letters
forbidden3, proscript, unallowed
10 letters
prohibited4, disallowed3
11 letters
interdicted4, unpermitted
13 letters
impermissible5

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (taboo2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
proscrit