Contraband Synonyms and Antonyms

kŏn'trə-bănd'

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Synonyms for Contraband

moonshining
(Informal, US) Illicit production and distribution of liquor.
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narcotics
Plural form of narcotic
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illegal
An illegal resident spy.
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piracy
Robbery or other serious acts of violence committed at sea.
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smuggling
The criminal offense of intentionally and secretively bringing an item into a country without declaring it to customs officials and paying the associated duties or taxes, or of bringing a prohibited item into a country.
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bootleg
Bootlegged; illegal
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forbidden
Having an extremely low probability of occurrence. Used of quantum phenomena:
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unauthorized
Not having any authority
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prohibited from import or export
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poaching
Illegal procurement of protected wildlife such as fish, game, logging, or plant collecting.
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violation of trade laws
Illegal trafficking
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counterfeiting
The act of one who counterfeits.
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bootlegging
Illegal trafficking
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rumrunning
Illegal smuggling of rum
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gunrunning
The smuggling of guns and ammunition into a country
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black marketeering
Illegal trafficking
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drug traffic
Illegal trafficking
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wetbacking
Illegal trafficking
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smuggled goods
Illegal goods
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bootlegged goods
Illegal goods
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poached goods
Illegal goods
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seized goods
Illegal goods
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confiscated goods
Illegal goods
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goods subject to confiscation
Illegal goods
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goods subject to seizure
Illegal goods
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contraband of war
War materiel, as ammunition or weapons, which, by international law, may rightfully be intercepted and seized by either belligerent when shipped to the other one by a neutral country
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plunder
(Slang, dated) baggage; luggage
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hot goods
Illegal goods
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forbidden-fruit
A small variety of shaddock (Citrus decumana), or sometimes other citrus fruits.
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acquire
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banned
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cause
A basis for an action or response; a reason:
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deflate
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develop
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moonshine
Whiskey unlawfully distilled; often, specif., such whiskey made from corn and not matured in barrels
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smuggled
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unlawful
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black
The definition of black is covered in darkness or having no light.
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Antonyms for Contraband

legal
The definition of legal is something connected to law or a government’s system of rules.
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lawful
In conformity with the principles of the law; permitted by law
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allowed
black-market; unlawful
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permitted
black-market; unlawful
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legal goods
black-market production
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Words Related to Contraband

illicit
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crime
(Uncountable) The practice or habit of committing crimes.
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theft
The act or an instance of stealing; larceny
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booty
Goods or property seized by force or piracy.
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illicitly
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Contraband Sentence Examples

  • No estimate can be made of the contraband, which must have been large.

  • I thought you were involved in drugs or contraband of some sort... you were so secretive.

  • The trade was contraband, and the opium was bought by the Chinese from depot ships at the ports.

  • I figured he was dealing with some kind of contraband.

  • This state of things, it was plain, must continue as long as the trade was only a contraband commerce, involving merely pecuniary penalties.

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