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blacklist

noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈblæklɪst/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A list or set of people or entities to be shunned or banned, disallowed or blocked.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, law, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Examples

  • The software included a lengthy blacklist of disreputable websites to block.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: blocklist, denylist, hotlist

Antonyms: allowlist, fair list, greylist, whitelist

2

verb

Meaning 2

To place on a blacklist; to mark a person or entity as one to be shunned or banned.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • You can blacklist known spammers with that button.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a list of people who are out of favor

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: black book, shitlist

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: list, listing

4

verb

Meaning 4

put on a blacklist so as to banish or cause to be boycotted

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • many books were blacklisted by the Nazis

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: list

History

Etymology

From black + list.

Across languages

Translations

54 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: قَائِمَة سَوْدَاء (qāʔima sawdāʔ) — list or set of people or entities to be shunned or banned
  • Armenian: սեւ ցուցակ (sew cʻucʻak) — list or set of people or entities to be shunned or banned
  • Basque: zerrenda beltz — list or set of people or entities to be shunned or banned
  • Bulgarian: че́рен спи́сък (čéren spísǎk) — list or set of people or entities to be shunned or banned
  • Catalan: llista negra — list or set of people or entities to be shunned or banned
  • Chinese Mandarin: 黑名單 /黑名单 (hēimíngdān) — list or set of people or entities to be shunned or banned
  • Danish: sortliste — list or set of people or entities to be shunned or banned
  • Dutch: zwarte lijst — list or set of people or entities to be shunned or banned
  • Estonian: must nimekiri — list or set of people or entities to be shunned or banned
  • Finnish: musta lista — list or set of people or entities to be shunned or banned
  • French: liste noire — list or set of people or entities to be shunned or banned
  • French: blacklist — list or set of people or entities to be shunned or banned
  • German: schwarze Liste — list or set of people or entities to be shunned or banned
  • German: Negativliste — list or set of people or entities to be shunned or banned
  • German: Index — list or set of people or entities to be shunned or banned
  • Greek: μαυροπίνακας (mavropínakas) — list or set of people or entities to be shunned or banned
  • Hebrew: רשימה שחורה (r'shimá shkhorá) — list or set of people or entities to be shunned or banned
  • Indonesian: daftar hitam — list or set of people or entities to be shunned or banned
  • Japanese: ブラックリスト (burakkurisuto) — list or set of people or entities to be shunned or banned
  • Japanese: 黒表 (kokuhyō) — list or set of people or entities to be shunned or banned
  • Korean: 블랙리스트 (beullaengniseuteu) — list or set of people or entities to be shunned or banned
  • Korean: 흑표 (heukpyo) — list or set of people or entities to be shunned or banned
  • Northern Kurdish: lîsteya reş — list or set of people or entities to be shunned or banned
  • Malay: senarai hitam — list or set of people or entities to be shunned or banned
  • Polish: czarna lista — list or set of people or entities to be shunned or banned
  • Polish: wilczy bilet — list or set of people or entities to be shunned or banned
  • Portuguese: lista negra — list or set of people or entities to be shunned or banned
  • Romanian: lista neagră — list or set of people or entities to be shunned or banned
  • Russian: чёрный спи́сок (čórnyj spísok) — list or set of people or entities to be shunned or banned
  • Spanish: lista negra — list or set of people or entities to be shunned or banned
  • Swedish: svart lista — list or set of people or entities to be shunned or banned
  • Thai: บัญชีดํา (ban-chii-dam) — list or set of people or entities to be shunned or banned
  • Turkish: kara liste — list or set of people or entities to be shunned or banned
  • Ukrainian: чо́рний спи́сок (čórnyj spýsok) — list or set of people or entities to be shunned or banned
  • Vietnamese: danh sách đen — list or set of people or entities to be shunned or banned
  • Danish: sortliste — to place on a blacklist
  • Estonian: musta nimekirja panema — to place on a blacklist
  • Finnish: merkitä mustalle listalle — to place on a blacklist
  • Finnish: laittaa mustalle listalle — to place on a blacklist
  • Finnish: lisätä mustalle listalle — to place on a blacklist
  • Finnish: panna mustalle listalle — to place on a blacklist
  • French: blacklister — to place on a blacklist
  • German: auf die schwarze Liste setzen — to place on a blacklist
  • Hebrew: הכניס לרשימה שחורה (hikhnís lir'shimá shkhorá) — to place on a blacklist
  • Norwegian Bokmål: svarteliste — to place on a blacklist
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: svarteliste — to place on a blacklist
  • Polish: włączać do czarnej listy — to place on a blacklist
  • Polish: włączyć do czarnej listy — to place on a blacklist
  • Spanish: poner en la lista negra — to place on a blacklist
  • Spanish: poner bola negra — to place on a blacklist
  • Swedish: svartlista — to place on a blacklist
  • Thai: ขึ้นบัญชีดํา (kʉ̂n-ban-chii-dam) — to place on a blacklist
  • Turkish: fişlemek — to place on a blacklist
  • Vietnamese: đưa vào danh sách đen — to place on a blacklist