blacklist
1 of 2noun
black·list ˈblak-ˌlist 
1
: a list of persons who are disapproved of or are to be punished or boycotted
2
: a list of banned or excluded things of disreputable character
a domain-name blacklist
… helped the government keep marijuana on the blacklist.
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2 of 2verb
blacklisted; blacklisting; blacklists
transitive verb
: to put on a blacklist
blacklister noun
Example Sentences
Noun He's on the FBI's blacklist. The rental company has created a blacklist of bad drivers.
Recent Examples on the Web Andrew Jeong, Washington Post, 30 June 2022 On top of that, be sure to timely update your SDK, dump low-quality traffic sources and keep your internal blacklist of suspicious platforms and IPs up to date. Boris Abaev, Forbes, 3 June 2022 But fear of the blacklist convinced Presser not to start a case. Lisa Song, ProPublica, 18 Aug. 2022 Collect a blacklist of email senders that should be ignored when collecting email from the victim. Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 3 Aug. 2022 Several Nicaraguan judges will also be named on the new blacklist. Tracy Wilkinsonstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2022 Israeli cybersecurity company NSO Group, the company behind the notorious Pegasus spyware, has been conducting a broad campaign in the United States to get off the U.S. government’s blacklist. Uri Blau, ProPublica, 12 July 2022 SenseTime initially surged following its debut in Hong Kong, raising $740 million after its listing plans were postponed due to the company’s placement on a U.S blacklist, which prohibits Americans from investing in the firm. Yue Wang, Forbes, 30 June 2022 My first semester, I was told there existed a blacklist that students had created—a place to check up on whether a potential employee, club member or friend was evil for such reasons as supporting Donald Trump or being pro-life. WSJ, 21 June 2022 Irina Ivanova, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2022 For years, governments around the world used Israeli company NSO Group’s software to spy on journalists, activists and dissidents, prompting the U.S. to blacklist it. Thomas Grove, WSJ, 29 Jan. 2022 The move follows a recent U.S. decision to blacklist the company over allegations that NSO’s surveillance software, called Pegasus, has been used inappropriately. Dov Lieber, WSJ, 14 Dec. 2021 The European Union announced plans to blacklist Usmanov and prohibit his travel throughout the continent as part of the sanctions against Russian oligarchs amid the invasion of Ukraine. Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 2 Mar. 2022 Senior Senate Republicans in September had threatened to indefinitely hold up the nominations of five top Treasury officials if the Biden administration didn’t blacklist the firm managing Russia’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline project with Germany. David Smagalla, WSJ, 20 Dec. 2021 The European Union’s foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, said the bloc would blacklist more lawmakers and officials and restrict Russian access to the E.U.’s financial and capital markets. BostonGlobe.com, 23 Feb. 2022 But pressure from lawmakers, activists and other stakeholders has mounted on these governments to blacklist Myanmar’s energy sector, the country’s single largest source of foreign revenue. Feliz Solomon, WSJ, 1 Feb. 2022 In August, 462 civil society organizations petitioned the U.S., the U.K., the EU and Australia to blacklist MOGE. Feliz Solomon, WSJ, 21 Jan. 2022 See More
Noun
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s office said New Zealand actively reviews and updates its terrorist blacklist regularly. Andrew Jeong, Washington Post, 30 June 2022 On top of that, be sure to timely update your SDK, dump low-quality traffic sources and keep your internal blacklist of suspicious platforms and IPs up to date. Boris Abaev, Forbes, 3 June 2022 But fear of the blacklist convinced Presser not to start a case. Lisa Song, ProPublica, 18 Aug. 2022 Collect a blacklist of email senders that should be ignored when collecting email from the victim. Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 3 Aug. 2022 Several Nicaraguan judges will also be named on the new blacklist. Tracy Wilkinsonstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2022 Israeli cybersecurity company NSO Group, the company behind the notorious Pegasus spyware, has been conducting a broad campaign in the United States to get off the U.S. government’s blacklist. Uri Blau, ProPublica, 12 July 2022 SenseTime initially surged following its debut in Hong Kong, raising $740 million after its listing plans were postponed due to the company’s placement on a U.S blacklist, which prohibits Americans from investing in the firm. Yue Wang, Forbes, 30 June 2022 My first semester, I was told there existed a blacklist that students had created—a place to check up on whether a potential employee, club member or friend was evil for such reasons as supporting Donald Trump or being pro-life. WSJ, 21 June 2022 Verb
Dozens of content creators on the video platform are pushing fellow influencers to blacklist the e-commerce company as a way to push for higher pay and working conditions for warehouse workers. Irina Ivanova, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2022 For years, governments around the world used Israeli company NSO Group’s software to spy on journalists, activists and dissidents, prompting the U.S. to blacklist it. Thomas Grove, WSJ, 29 Jan. 2022 The move follows a recent U.S. decision to blacklist the company over allegations that NSO’s surveillance software, called Pegasus, has been used inappropriately. Dov Lieber, WSJ, 14 Dec. 2021 The European Union announced plans to blacklist Usmanov and prohibit his travel throughout the continent as part of the sanctions against Russian oligarchs amid the invasion of Ukraine. Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 2 Mar. 2022 Senior Senate Republicans in September had threatened to indefinitely hold up the nominations of five top Treasury officials if the Biden administration didn’t blacklist the firm managing Russia’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline project with Germany. David Smagalla, WSJ, 20 Dec. 2021 The European Union’s foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, said the bloc would blacklist more lawmakers and officials and restrict Russian access to the E.U.’s financial and capital markets. BostonGlobe.com, 23 Feb. 2022 But pressure from lawmakers, activists and other stakeholders has mounted on these governments to blacklist Myanmar’s energy sector, the country’s single largest source of foreign revenue. Feliz Solomon, WSJ, 1 Feb. 2022 In August, 462 civil society organizations petitioned the U.S., the U.K., the EU and Australia to blacklist MOGE. Feliz Solomon, WSJ, 21 Jan. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
Noun
1624, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
1702, in the meaning defined above
blacklists
verb
as in blackballs
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- blackballs
- bans
- exiles
- ostracizes
- excludes
- excommunicates
- eliminates
- debars
- prevents
- rules out
- freezes out
- deports
- prohibits
- shuts out
- excepts
- blocks
- bars
- precludes
- hinders
- banishes
- obviates
- counts (out)
- impedes
- expels
- closes out
- suspends
- obstructs
- checks off
- ceases
- ousts
- deters
- halts
- throws out
- discontinues
- staves off
- disregards
- wards (off)
- weeds (out)
- combs (out)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- includes
- admits
- receives
- accepts
- welcomes
- takes in
- embraces
- unbans
- entertains