Antonyms for contraband
ˈkɒn trəˌbændcon·tra·band

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. contraband

   Antonyms:
   licit, uninterstated, free

   Synonyms:
   illicit, interdicted, smuggled

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1. contrabandadjective

   goods whose importation or exportation or possession is prohibited by law

   Antonyms:
   legal

2. bootleg, black, black-market, contraband, smuggledadjective

   distributed or sold illicitly

   "the black economy pays no taxes"

   Antonyms:
   legal

   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, mordant

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1. contrabandadjective

   Synonyms:
   prohibited, forbidden, unlawful, illegal

How to use contraband in a sentence?

1. Nancy Pelosi:

   We talk about technology. Several hundred million dollars for the technology to scan the cars coming through the ports of entry and that is to detect guns, its like an electronic dog almost to detect drugs, guns and contraband.

2. Pope Francis:

   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.

3. Bryan Stirling:

   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.

4. Justin Paperny:

   He'll be in with a much different population, and he needs to be sure he doesn't make life there worse. And believe me, matters can be made much worse if, for example, he's associating with the wrong prisoners, smuggling in contraband or associating with guards.

5. Susan McNaughton:

   No drugs or contraband or influence of escape, if it clears through the mailroom, it's delivered to the inmate.

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