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Synonyms for contraband
ˈkɒn trəˌbændcon·tra·band
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Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
contraband
Synonyms:
illicit, interdicted, smuggledAntonyms:
licit, uninterstated, free
Princeton's WordNet
contrabandadjective
goods whose importation or exportation or possession is prohibited by law
Antonyms:
legalbootleg, black, black-market, contraband, smuggledadjective
distributed or sold illicitly
"the black economy pays no taxes"
Synonyms:
pitch-dark, black-market, shameful, dim, blackened, inglorious, grim, calamitous, fatal, fateful, black, dark, sinister, opprobrious, bootleg, disgraceful, smutty, pitch-black, smuggled, ignominious, disastrous, bleak, mordantAntonyms:
legal
Dictionary of English Synonymes
contrabandadjective
Synonyms:
prohibited, illegal, unlawful, illicitcontrabandnoun
Synonyms:
illegal trafficcontrabandnoun
Synonyms:
prohibited articlescontrabandnoun
Synonyms:
[U. S.] negro slave
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
contrabandadjective
Synonyms:
prohibited, forbidden, unlawful, illegal
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#271 | black | |
#1640 | dark | |
#8192 | fatal | |
#9389 | dim | |
#14856 | grim | |
#18565 | illicit | |
#19559 | sinister | |
#22839 | disastrous | |
#23619 | smuggling | |
#25029 | bleak | |
#25042 | bootleg | |
#29867 | shameful | |
#34766 | blackened | |
#41643 | contraband | |
#42259 | fateful | |
#45257 | disgraceful | |
#45349 | smuggled | |
#64669 | smuggle | |
#117416 | mordant | |
#121753 | ignominious | |
#127931 | calamitous | |
#140999 | smutty | |
#157749 | inglorious | |
#200813 | interdicted | |
#285694 | opprobrious |
How to use contraband in a sentence?
This was all about territory. This was about contraband, this was about cellphones, these folks are fighting over real money and real territory while they are incarcerated.
Corrections Director Bryan Stirling:
It’s a clear message to folks that want to deliver contraband or are up to ill intent, or are on our property.
We have been attacked by drones, they have been delivering contraband into our institutions for the past few years.
The last forests are menaced by forest fires, poaching, the unrestricted cutting down of valuable woodlands. Plant and animal biodiversity is endangered by contraband and illegal exportation.
No drugs or contraband or influence of escape, if it clears through the mailroom, it's delivered to the inmate.
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