All contraband synonyms
con·tra·band
C c adj contraband
- black-market — to black-marketeer.
- illicit — not legally permitted or authorized; unlicensed; unlawful.
- bootleg — Bootleg is used to describe something that is made secretly and sold illegally.
- prohibited — to forbid (an action, activity, etc.) by authority or law: Smoking is prohibited here.
- unauthorized — lacking permission; unsanctioned: unauthorized access.
- taboo — proscribed by society as improper or unacceptable: Taboo language is usually bleeped on TV. Synonyms: prohibited, banned, forbidden, proscribed. Antonyms: allowed, permitted, permissible; sanctioned.
- banned — to prohibit, forbid, or bar; interdict: to ban nuclear weapons; The dictator banned all newspapers and books that criticized his regime.
- forbidden — a past participle of forbid.
- hot — having or giving off heat; having a high temperature: a hot fire; hot coffee.
- illegal — forbidden by law or statute.
- shut out — to put (a door, cover, etc.) in position to close or obstruct.
- verboten — forbidden, as by law; prohibited.
- bootlegged — made, sold, or transported unlawfully.
noun contraband
- piracy — software piracy
- smuggling — to import or export (goods) secretly, in violation of the law, especially without payment of legal duty.
- trafficking — the movement of vehicles, ships, persons, etc., in an area, along a street, through an air lane, over a water route, etc.: the heavy traffic on Main Street.
- swag — Slang. plunder; booty. money; valuables. free merchandise distributed as part of the promotion of a product, company, etc. self-confidence and personal style as shown by one's appearance and demeanor: the top ten athletes with the most swag. schwag (def 1).
- goods — morally excellent; virtuous; righteous; pious: a good man.
- violation — the act of violating.
- crime — A crime is an illegal action or activity for which a person can be punished by law.
- plunder — to rob of goods or valuables by open force, as in war, hostile raids, brigandage, etc.: to plunder a town.
- stuff — the material of which anything is made: a hard, crystalline stuff.
- theft — the act of stealing; the wrongful taking and carrying away of the personal goods or property of another; larceny.
- moonshine — Informal. smuggled or illicitly distilled liquor, especially corn liquor as illicitly distilled chiefly in rural areas of the southern U.S.
- bootlegging — alcoholic liquor unlawfully made, sold, or transported, without registration or payment of taxes.
- dealing — selling or doing business in a particular commodity
- poaching — the illegal practice of trespassing on another's property to hunt or steal game without the landowner's permission.