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blacklist

  • /ˈblæklɪst/ Canada, US, UK

noun blacklists

  1. A list or set of people or entities to be shunned or banned, disallowed or blocked. The software included a lengthy blacklist of disreputable websites to block.

    Similar: blocklist, denylist, hotlist · Opposite: allowlist, fair list, greylist, whitelist

verb blacklists · blacklisting · blacklisted

  1. transitive To place on a blacklist; to mark a person or entity as one to be shunned or banned. You can blacklist known spammers with that button.

    Similar: blackball, send to Coventry, boycott

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: shitlist, black book, ready, black, charter, slick, list, blocklist, greylist, block, listwashing, memberlist, watchlist, blocker, rangeblock, userlist

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noun list or set of people or entities to be shunned or banned

Españollista negra
한국어블랙리스트 beullaengniseuteu, 흑표 heukpyo
日本語ブラックリスト burakkurisuto, 黒表 kokuhyō
中文黑名單 /黑名单 hēimíngdān
हिन्दीकाली सूची kālī sūcī
Portuguêslista negra
Françaisliste noire, blacklist
Deutschschwarze Liste, Negativliste, Index
Italianolista nera
Ελληνικάμαυροπίνακας mavropínakas, μαύρη λίστα mávri lísta
Românălista neagră
Русскийчёрный спи́сок čórnyj spísok
Tiếng Việtdanh sách đen
العربيةقَائِمَةٌ سَوْدَاء qāʔimatun sawdāʔ
עבריתרשימה שחורה r'shimá shkhorá

verb to place on a blacklist

Españolponer en la lista negra, poner bola negra
Françaisblacklister
Deutschauf die schwarze Liste setzen
Tiếng Việtđưa vào danh sách đen
עבריתהכניס לרשימה שחורה hikhnís lir'shimá shkhorá

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@misc{blacklist_2026,
  title = {blacklist},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/blacklist},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}