blacklists
Names to reject
Blacklists are lists of people, organizations, or things that are banned, excluded, or denied privileges.
Employers might blacklist workers who organize unions; email systems blacklist known spam addresses.
The term carries connotations of unfair exclusion: She was blacklisted from the industry after speaking out.
To blacklist is to add someone or something to such a list.
Officially disallowed
- blockedPassage prevented or impeded
- barredBlocked from entry
- prohibitedOfficially not permitted
- restrictedLimited in scope
denied · rejected · ostracized · shunned · boycotted · blackballed · excluded · embargo
Politically-motivated accusation without evidence
- HUACRed Scare congressional committee
- witch-huntPersecution of supposed subversives
- communistsCollective ownership advocates
- suspectedBelieved possibly guilty
Network access control system
- blocklistCatalog of prohibited items
- authenticationConfirming genuine identity
- allowlistApproved entries only
- malwareHarmful computer programs
phishing · quarantine · honeypot · cybersecurity · antivirus · screening
Forcible prevention or concealment
- redactionObscuring sensitive text
- silencingStopping noise or dissent
- filteringSelective passage of elements
- moderationAvoidance of excess
censor · bowdlerize · expurgate · sanitization · forbidden · taboo · takedown · muted
banned
Officially disallowed
- blockedPassage prevented or impeded
- barredBlocked from entry
- prohibitedOfficially not permitted
restricted · denied · rejected · ostracized · shunned · boycotted · blackballed · excluded · embargo · sanctions
McCarthyism
Politically-motivated accusation without evidence
- HUACRed Scare congressional committee
- witch-huntPersecution of supposed subversives
- communistsCollective ownership advocates
suspected · informants · testimony · hearings · congressional
firewall
Network access control system
- blocklistCatalog of prohibited items
- authenticationConfirming genuine identity
- allowlistApproved entries only
malware · phishing · quarantine · honeypot · cybersecurity · antivirus · screening
suppression
Forcible prevention or concealment
- redactionObscuring sensitive text
- silencingStopping noise or dissent
- filteringSelective passage of elements
moderation · censor · bowdlerize · expurgate · sanitization · forbidden · taboo · takedown · muted · flagged
- labor movementsgeneral strike, general strikes, labor strikes, picket lines, unionization
- media regulationcensorship, content moderation, press censorship, film censorship, art censorship
- Cold War lawsHUAC, McCarthy hearings, loyalty oaths, security clearances
- restrictionsban, bans, limits, limit, restrictions
- cybersecurityantivirus, malware, firewall, firewalls, encryption
- access controllogin, password, username, PIN, access card
blacklistswhitelists
Approved access registers
white lists · honor rolls · rosters · registries · directories
blacklistspermits
Grants formal authorization
authorizations · approvals · clearances · licenses · endorsements
- Hollywood blacklistFilm industry political exclusion
- The BlacklistCrime drama series