contraband

adjective

Definition of contrabandnext
as in prohibited
not legally permissible to possess, import, or export The customs agents searched the shipping containers for contraband items.

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for contraband
  1. prohibited
  2. unauthorized
  3. forbidden
  4. illicit
Adjective
  • For example, Customs and Border Protection in the United States maintains a list of prohibited and restricted items for anyone entering the US and links to other departments if permits are required.
    Erica Kasper, WIRED, 21 Aug. 2024
  • Travelers can visit the CBP website to learn more about prohibited and restricted items.
    Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 May 2024
Definition of prohibited
Adjective
  • Fair enough, as long as baby Halo isn’t doing any unauthorized sponsorships anytime soon.
    Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Cyber Protect Advanced enables remote device management, including data wiping, to prevent unauthorized access.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of unauthorized
Adjective
  • Within the forbidden halls of Division Five, Suzie finds all the windows covered with plywood.
    Chris Klimek, Vulture, 10 July 2024
  • Countless vampire stories make the allure of the vampire as some sort of forbidden fruit—tantalizing, but a bite will invariably lead to ruin.
    James Grebey, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
Definition of forbidden
Adjective
  • On Tuesday, Vice President Nguema Obiang Mangue ordered new measures to prevent judiciary and ministry officials from engaging in illicit acts at work, a government statement said.
    Reuters, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Cases like these — and the slew of illicit shops padlocked by police on the local news — have the potential to alarm Americans who have only just begun to support the notion of legalization, and provide fuel for those who are opposed to it.
    Lavanya Ramanathan, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of illicit
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