🔄 Synonyms of "Contraband"
5 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| blacknoun | (of an object) Absorbing all light and reflecting none; dark and hueless. |
| bootlegnoun | (chiefly US, ambitransitive) To make, transport and/or sell illegal alcoholic liquor. |
| black-marketverb | Traded on the black market. |
| illegalnoun | Contrary to, forbidden, or not authorized by law, especially criminal law. |
| smuggled | distributed or sold illicitly |
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| bootlegnoun | (chiefly US, ambitransitive) To make, transport and/or sell illegal alcoholic liquor. |
| black-marketverb | Traded on the black market. |
| illegalnoun | Contrary to, forbidden, or not authorized by law, especially criminal law. |
| blacknoun | (of an object) Absorbing all light and reflecting none; dark and hueless. |
| smuggled | distributed or sold illicitly |
| smugglingnoun | An act of something being smuggled. |
| smugglernoun | One who smuggles things. |
| traffickingnoun | The illegal trade or exchange of goods. |
| smuggleverb | (transitive, intransitive) To import or export, illicitly or by stealth, without paying lawful customs charges or duties |
| felonynoun | (law, criminology, US, historical in UK) A serious criminal offense, which, under United States federal law, is punishable by a term of imprisonment of not less than one year or by the death penalty in the most serious offenses. |
| dutiablenoun | On which duty must be paid when imported or sold. |
| counterfeitnoun | False, especially of money; intended to deceive or carry appearance of being genuine. |
| haulverb | (transitive) To transport by drawing or pulling, as with horses or oxen, or a motor vehicle. |
| privatenoun | Belonging or pertaining to an individual person, group of people, or entity that is not the state. |
| illicitnoun | Unlawful. |
| forbidden | Not allowed; specifically disallowed. |
| puffnoun | (countable) A small quantity of gas or smoke in the air. |
| contrabandagenoun | dealing in contraband |
| contrabandismnoun | (dated) trading in contraband goods; smuggling |
| foodnoun | (uncountable) Any solid substance that can be consumed by living organisms, especially by eating, in order to sustain life. |
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