Verb The school banned that book for many years. The city has banned smoking in all public buildings. The drug was banned a decade ago. Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to …

BANNED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of ban 2. past simple and past participle of ban. Learn more.

If something is banned, it has been stated officially that it must not be done, shown, or used. ...a banned book.

To prohibit (an action) or forbid the use of (something), especially by official decree: banned smoking in theaters; banned pesticides in parks. See Synonyms at forbid.

When something is banned, it's illegal or not allowed. If you're wearing a banned t-shirt to school, it means there's a rule forbidding that particular kind of shirt.

be banned from doing something She's been banned from leaving the country while the allegations are investigated. (British English) He was banned from driving for six months.

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English banned /bænd/ adjective [only before noun] not officially allowed to meet, exist, or be used Leaders of the banned party were arrested last night.

Mar 14, 2026 · Adjective banned (comparative more banned, superlative most banned) Forbidden; not allowed. Synonyms: disallowed, prohibited, proscribed; see also Thesaurus: forbidden

to prohibit, forbid, or bar; interdict: [ ~+obj]:The two countries agreed to ban the testing of nuclear weapons.[ ~+obj+from ]:She was banned from competition. n. [countable]

Forbidden; not allowed. Simple past tense and past participle of ban. Restaurants established a "smoking section," then some bold ones banned smoking altogether. Farm soil has been free of …