Synonyms for contraband
ˈkɒn trəˌbændcon·tra·band

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1. contraband

   Synonyms:
   illicit, interdicted, smuggled

   Antonyms:
   licit, uninterstated, free

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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"

   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

   Antonyms:
   legal

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1. contrabandadjective

   Synonyms:
   prohibited, illegal, unlawful, illicit

2. contrabandnoun

   Synonyms:
   illegal traffic

3. contrabandnoun

   Synonyms:
   prohibited articles

4. contrabandnoun

   Synonyms:
   [U. S.] negro slave

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1. contrabandadjective

   Synonyms:
   prohibited, forbidden, unlawful, illegal

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1. List of paraphrases for "contraband":

   smuggling, smuggled, contra-fucking-band, smuggle

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How to use contraband in a sentence?

1. 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.

2. Pennsylvania Zane David Memeger:

   Prison guards who violate security procedures by smuggling drugs and other contraband to inmates undermine that safety and make an inherently dangerous environment more dangerous.

3. Southern Israel:

   They are used for terrorist attacks, but they are also used to smuggle arms and contraband, we have learned that these tunnels are being used well beyond Israel. Korea is another example -- tunnels have been found in North Korea. Here at home, more than 150 tunnels have been found since 2009.

4. Corrections Director Bryan Stirling:

   It’s a clear message to folks that want to deliver contraband or are up to ill intent, or are on our property.

5. South Carolina:

   We have been attacked by drones, they have been delivering contraband into our institutions for the past few years.