interdicted
Banned by authority
Interdicted is the past tense of interdict, meaning to prohibit or forbid authoritatively.
In military contexts, to interdict is to cut off or disrupt enemy supply lines or communications: Allied bombers interdicted the rail network.
In legal contexts, particularly in Louisiana civil law, an interdicted person has been declared legally incompetent.
The word carries more force than simply forbidden—it suggests official prohibition backed by power.
Officially disallowed
- forbiddenNot allowed
- prohibitedOfficially not permitted
- outlawedForbidden by law
- proscribedFormally forbidden by authority
illegal · illicit · unlawful · barred · disallowed · contraband · embargoed · vetoed
Came to rest
- stoppedBrought to a halt
- interceptedCaught en route
- obstructedBlocked from proceeding
- cut offSeparated or disconnected
disrupted · impeded · thwarted · prevented · arrested · checked · curtailed · disrupted
Sealed off strategically
- bombedFailed spectacularly, utterly
- targetedChosen for specific attention
- disruptedCaused disorder in
- supply linesRoutes for transporting provisions
enemy · airstrikes · logistics · convoy · naval · sortie · reconnaissance · surveillance
Officially cut from church
- anathematizedFormally cursed and shunned
- condemnedOfficially declared unfit
- censuredFormally disapproved of
- denouncedPublicly accused or condemned
sanctioned · expelled · cast out · shunned · ostracized · banished · proscribed · defrocked
Isolated to stop infection
- sequesteredRemoved from contact
- confinedKept within bounds
- isolatedSeparated from others
- controlledKept within limits
regulated · limited · constrained · enclosed · cordoned · zoned · off-limits · no-go
banned
Officially disallowed
- forbiddenNot allowed
- prohibitedOfficially not permitted
- outlawedForbidden by law
proscribed · illegal · illicit · unlawful · barred · disallowed · contraband · embargoed · vetoed · unauthorized
halted
Came to rest
- stoppedBrought to a halt
- interceptedCaught en route
- obstructedBlocked from proceeding
cut off · disrupted · impeded · thwarted · prevented · arrested · checked · curtailed · disrupted · stalled
blockaded
Sealed off strategically
supply lines · enemy · airstrikes · logistics · convoy · naval · sortie · reconnaissance · surveillance · tactical
excommunicated
Officially cut from church
- anathematizedFormally cursed and shunned
- condemnedOfficially declared unfit
- censuredFormally disapproved of
denounced · sanctioned · expelled · cast out · shunned · ostracized · banished · proscribed · defrocked · heretical
quarantined
Isolated to stop infection
- sequesteredRemoved from contact
- confinedKept within bounds
- isolatedSeparated from others
controlled · regulated · limited · constrained · enclosed · cordoned · zoned · off-limits · no-go · secured
- Forbiddenforbidden, prohibited, banned, not allowed, off-limits
interdictedpermitted
Granted leave to proceed
allowed · authorized · sanctioned · approved · permissible
interdictedfacilitated
Made something simpler
unimpeded · unblocked · enabled · unrestricted · free-flowing
- drug interdictionStopping illegal substance trafficking