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not approved

ADJECTIVE

illegal

Synonyms

STRONGEST

banned criminal illegitimate illicit irregular outlawed prohibited smuggled unauthorized unconstitutional unlawful unlicensed unwarranted wrongful

WEAK

actionable black-market bootleg contraband crooked extralegal felonious forbidden heavy hot interdicted lawless not legal outside the law proscribed prosecutable racket shady sub-rosa taboo under-the-table unofficial unwarrantable verboten violating wildcat

Antonyms

STRONGEST

authorized blessed ethical good justifiable lawful legal legitimate moral permitted right warranted

WEAK

allowed permissible

ADJECTIVE

outlawed

Synonyms

STRONGEST

banned prohibited

STRONG

bootleg crooked forbidden interdicted proscribed racket smuggled taboo violating

WEAK

actionable black-market contraband criminal extralegal felonious heavy hot illegitimate illicit irregular lawless not legal outside the law prosecutable shady sub-rosa unauthorized unconstitutional under-the-table unlawful unlicensed unofficial unwarrantable unwarranted verboten wildcat wrongful

Antonyms

STRONG

allowed

ADJECTIVE

prohibited

Synonyms

STRONGEST

banned barred contraband illegal illicit restricted

STRONG

crooked proscribed refused taboo vetoed

WEAK

black-market closed-down no-no not allowed off-limits out of bounds out of line shady verboten wildcat

Antonyms

STRONGEST

allowed lawful legal legitimate

WEAK

permitted

Example Sentences

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The treatment, which is not approved for use in the United States, retails from Minicircle at $25,000 per shot.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

According to The New York Times, the FAA had not approved the use of the laser.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

The FDA sent warning letters last fall telling companies they cannot claim products not approved by the FDA are generic versions of, or the same as, drugs approved by the agency.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

Absence for holidays is not approved in the first half term of the school year but there is a flexible approach after that.

From BBC • Nov. 24, 2025

Apparently, Gram Hilda had not approved of the marriage.

From "Confessions of a Murder Suspect" by James Patterson

not approved

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