ban list
Forbidden names register
A ban list is a roster of items, people, or things prohibited from use or participation.
In gaming, ban lists specify cards, characters, or strategies forbidden in competitive play to maintain balance: The tournament updated its ban list before the season.
Online platforms maintain ban lists of suspended users.
The term appears wherever rules require explicit enumeration of what's not allowed.
- blacklistRecord of prohibited entities
- forbiddenNot allowed
- prohibitedOfficially not permitted
- blockedPassage prevented or impeded
- off limitsProhibited from access
censored · content warning · exclusion · restriction · barred · outlawed · veto · taboo · cancel culture · suspension · embargo · boycott · filtered · moderation · shadowban · kicked · kicked out · expelled
- watchlistswatchlist, blacklist, persons of interest, most wanted
- exclusionsexclude, exclusion, excluding, except, exception