Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

outlawed

/ˈaʊtlˌɔd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.22 in modern English

Syllables: out-lawed
IPA: /ˈaʊtlˌɔd/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

put beyond the limits of the law, forbidden, against the law.

adj

put beyond the limits of the law, declared an outlaw or declared a criminal.

verb

simple past and past participle of outlaw

Derived Forms

unoutlawed

Synonyms

criminalised illegalized illegal wrongful crimeful criminal illegitimate illicit lawbreaking nonlawful outlawed unlawful

Questions

How do you pronounce outlawed?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈaʊtlˌɔd/.
What does outlawed mean?: put beyond the limits of the law, forbidden, against the law.

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