blacklistnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈblæk.lɪst/us/ˈblæk.lɪst/a list of people, countries, etc. who are considered by a particular authority or group to be unacceptable and who should be avoided and not trusted
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whitelist noun
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Forbidding and banning things
- abolish
- abolitionist
- ban
- bar
- bound
- clean
- curfew
- debar
- deny
- disallow
- disqualify
- forbid
- nix
- out of bounds idiom
- outlaw
- prohibit
- prohibition
- proscribe
- unauthorized
- veto
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blacklistverb [ T often passive ]
uk/ˈblæk.lɪst/us/ˈblæk.lɪst/to put someone's name on a blacklist:
They were blacklisted because of their extreme views.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Forbidding and banning things
- abolish
- abolitionist
- ban
- bar
- bound
- clean
- curfew
- debar
- deny
- disallow
- disqualify
- forbid
- nix
- out of bounds idiom
- outlaw
- prohibit
- prohibition
- proscribe
- unauthorized
- veto
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