contraband synonyms

contraband

modif.

forbidden, unauthorized, prohibited from import or export; see illegal.

contraband

n.

  1. Illegal trafficking

    smuggling, poaching, violation of trade laws, piracy, counterfeiting, bootlegging, moonshining, rumrunning, gunrunning, black marketeering, drug traffic, wetbacking*; see also crime 2, theft.

  2. Illegal goods

    smuggled goods, bootlegged goods, poached goods, seized goods, confiscated goods, goods subject to confiscation, goods subject to seizure, contraband of war, plunder, narcotics, hot goods*, forbidden fruit*; see also booty.

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