unban
verb
un·ban ˌən-ˈban 
unbanned; unbanning
transitive verb
: to remove a ban or prohibition from
At least 14 governments in Africa and Asia said they will unban opposition parties.
Leonard R. Sussman
Leonard R. Sussman
Word History
First Known Use
1968, in the meaning defined above
unbans
verb
as in welcomes
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- welcomes
- receives
- accepts
- entertains
- embraces
- includes
- admits
- takes in
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- bans
- excludes
- eliminates
- excepts
- counts (out)
- debars
- bars
- excommunicates
- closes out
- ostracizes
- rules out
- shuts out
- freezes out
- blackballs
- blacklists
- banishes
- exiles
- expels
- ousts
- deports
- throws out
- have someone or something to oneself
- have someone or something to thank for
- have someone or something to thank for something
- have someone pegged
- have someone stumped
- have someone taped
- have someone's (best) interests at heart
- have someone's back
- have someone's best interests at heart
- have someone's ear
- have someone's interests at heart
- have someone's measure
- have someone's number
- have something all to oneself
- have something back
- have something down to a science
- have something going for one
- have something in common
- have something to oneself
- have something to say about
- have something to spare
- have something up one's sleeve
- have something written all over it
- have stars in one's eyes
- have taped