diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a1e0b47b789..6ab93318b25 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 ### Changes
 
 * [#7077](https://github.com/rubocop-hq/rubocop/issues/7077): **(Breaking)** Further standardisation of cop names. ([@scottmatthewman][])
+* [#7469](https://github.com/rubocop-hq/rubocop/pull/7469): Change a terminology from `Whitelist` and `Blacklist` to `Allowlist` and `Denylist`. ([@koic][])
 
 ## 0.76.0 (2019-10-28)
 
diff --git a/config/default.yml b/config/default.yml
index fc93465ff32..df5f9ad85d2 100644
--- a/config/default.yml
+++ b/config/default.yml
@@ -141,11 +141,12 @@ Bundler/GemComment:
   Description: 'Add a comment describing each gem.'
   Enabled: false
   VersionAdded: '0.59'
+  VersionChanged: '0.77'
   Include:
     - '**/*.gemfile'
     - '**/Gemfile'
     - '**/gems.rb'
-  Whitelist: []
+  IgnoredGems: []
 
 Bundler/InsecureProtocolSource:
   Description: >-
@@ -1590,8 +1591,8 @@ Lint/SafeNavigationChain:
   Description: 'Do not chain ordinary method call after safe navigation operator.'
   Enabled: true
   VersionAdded: '0.47'
-  VersionChanged: '0.56'
-  Whitelist:
+  VersionChanged: '0.77'
+  AllowedMethods:
     - present?
     - blank?
     - presence
@@ -1605,14 +1606,14 @@ Lint/SafeNavigationConsistency:
                  for all method calls on that same object.
   Enabled: true
   VersionAdded: '0.55'
-  Whitelist:
+  VersionChanged: '0.77'
+  AllowedMethods:
     - present?
     - blank?
     - presence
     - try
     - try!
 
-
 Lint/SafeNavigationWithEmpty:
   Description: 'Avoid `foo&.empty?` in conditionals.'
   Enabled: true
@@ -1902,9 +1903,9 @@ Naming/BlockParameterName:
   # Parameter names may be equal to or greater than this value
   MinNameLength: 1
   AllowNamesEndingInNumbers: true
-  # Whitelisted names that will not register an offense
+  # Allowed names that will not register an offense
   AllowedNames: []
-  # Blacklisted names that will register an offense
+  # Forbidden names that will register an offense
   ForbiddenNames: []
 
 Naming/ClassAndModuleCamelCase:
@@ -1998,7 +1999,7 @@ Naming/HeredocDelimiterNaming:
   StyleGuide: '#heredoc-delimiters'
   Enabled: true
   VersionAdded: '0.50'
-  Blacklist:
+  ForbiddenDelimiters:
     - !ruby/regexp '/(^|\s)(EO[A-Z]{1}|END)(\s|$)/'
 
 Naming/MemoizedInstanceVariableName:
@@ -2040,7 +2041,7 @@ Naming/MethodParameterName:
   # Parameter names may be equal to or greater than this value
   MinNameLength: 3
   AllowNamesEndingInNumbers: true
-  # Whitelisted names that will not register an offense
+  # Allowed names that will not register an offense
   AllowedNames:
     - io
     - id
@@ -2052,7 +2053,7 @@ Naming/MethodParameterName:
     - ip
     - db
     - os
-  # Blacklisted names that will register an offense
+  # Fobidden names that will register an offense
   ForbiddenNames: []
 
 Naming/PredicateName:
@@ -2060,20 +2061,20 @@ Naming/PredicateName:
   StyleGuide: '#bool-methods-qmark'
   Enabled: true
   VersionAdded: '0.50'
-  VersionChanged: '0.51'
+  VersionChanged: '0.77'
   # Predicate name prefixes.
   NamePrefix:
     - is_
     - has_
     - have_
   # Predicate name prefixes that should be removed.
-  NamePrefixBlacklist:
+  ForbiddenPrefixes:
     - is_
     - has_
     - have_
-  # Predicate names which, despite having a blacklisted prefix, or no `?`,
+  # Predicate names which, despite having a forbidden prefix, or no `?`,
   # should still be accepted
-  NameWhitelist:
+  AllowedMethods:
     - is_a?
   # Method definition macros for dynamically generated methods.
   MethodDefinitionMacros:
@@ -2885,8 +2886,9 @@ Style/IpAddresses:
   Description: "Don't include literal IP addresses in code."
   Enabled: false
   VersionAdded: '0.58'
-  # Allow strings to be whitelisted
-  Whitelist:
+  VersionChanged: '0.77'
+  # Allow addresses to be permitted
+  AllowedAddresses:
     - "::"
     # :: is a valid IPv6 address, but could potentially be legitimately in code
 
@@ -3159,8 +3161,8 @@ Style/NestedParenthesizedCalls:
                  argument list of another parenthesized method call.
   Enabled: true
   VersionAdded: '0.36'
-  VersionChanged: '0.50'
-  Whitelist:
+  VersionChanged: '0.77'
+  AllowedMethods:
     - be
     - be_a
     - be_an
@@ -3537,11 +3539,11 @@ Style/SafeNavigation:
                   safe navigation (`&.`).
   Enabled: true
   VersionAdded: '0.43'
-  VersionChanged: '0.56'
+  VersionChanged: '0.77'
   # Safe navigation may cause a statement to start returning `nil` in addition
   # to whatever it used to return.
   ConvertCodeThatCanStartToReturnNil: false
-  Whitelist:
+  AllowedMethods:
     - present?
     - blank?
     - presence
@@ -3819,7 +3821,7 @@ Style/TrivialAccessors:
   StyleGuide: '#attr_family'
   Enabled: true
   VersionAdded: '0.9'
-  VersionChanged: '0.38'
+  VersionChanged: '0.77'
   # When set to `false` the cop will suggest the use of accessor methods
   # in situations like:
   #
@@ -3840,7 +3842,7 @@ Style/TrivialAccessors:
   # Commonly used in DSLs
   AllowDSLWriters: false
   IgnoreClassMethods: false
-  Whitelist:
+  AllowedMethod:
     - to_ary
     - to_a
     - to_c
diff --git a/lib/rubocop/config_obsoletion.rb b/lib/rubocop/config_obsoletion.rb
index dc490a3b651..247bc32e006 100644
--- a/lib/rubocop/config_obsoletion.rb
+++ b/lib/rubocop/config_obsoletion.rb
@@ -158,6 +158,42 @@ class ConfigObsoletion
         parameters: 'SafeMode',
         alternative: '`SafeMode` has been removed. ' \
                      'Use `SafeAutoCorrect` instead.'
+      },
+      {
+        cops: 'Bundler/GemComment',
+        parameters: 'Whitelist',
+        alternative: '`Whitelist` has been renamed to `IgnoredGems`.'
+      },
+      {
+        cops: %w[
+          Lint/SafeNavigationChain Lint/SafeNavigationConsistency
+          Style/NestedParenthesizedCalls Style/SafeNavigation
+          Style/TrivialAccessors
+        ],
+        parameters: 'Whitelist',
+        alternative: '`Whitelist` has been renamed to `AllowedMethods`.'
+      },
+      {
+        cops: 'Style/IpAddresses',
+        parameters: 'Whitelist',
+        alternative: '`Whitelist` has been renamed to `AllowedAddresses`.'
+      },
+      {
+        cops: 'Naming/HeredocDelimiterNaming',
+        parameters: 'Blacklist',
+        alternative: '`Blacklist` has been renamed to `ForbiddenDelimiters`.'
+      },
+      {
+        cops: 'Naming/PredicateName',
+        parameters: 'NamePrefixBlacklist',
+        alternative: '`NamePrefixBlacklist` has been renamed to ' \
+                     '`ForbiddenPrefixes`.'
+      },
+      {
+        cops: 'Naming/PredicateName',
+        parameters: 'NameWhitelist',
+        alternative: '`NameWhitelist` has been renamed to ' \
+                     '`AllowedMethods`.'
       }
     ].freeze
 
diff --git a/lib/rubocop/cop/bundler/gem_comment.rb b/lib/rubocop/cop/bundler/gem_comment.rb
index 09b5ef18c90..aa01f0b0315 100644
--- a/lib/rubocop/cop/bundler/gem_comment.rb
+++ b/lib/rubocop/cop/bundler/gem_comment.rb
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class GemComment < Cop
 
         def on_send(node)
           return unless gem_declaration?(node)
-          return if whitelisted_gem?(node)
+          return if ignored_gem?(node)
           return if commented?(node)
 
           add_offense(node)
@@ -54,9 +54,9 @@ def preceding_comment?(node1, node2)
             comment_line?(node2.loc.expression.source)
         end
 
-        def whitelisted_gem?(node)
-          whitelist = Array(cop_config['Whitelist'])
-          whitelist.include?(node.first_argument.value)
+        def ignored_gem?(node)
+          ignored_gems = Array(cop_config['IgnoredGems'])
+          ignored_gems.include?(node.first_argument.value)
         end
       end
     end
diff --git a/lib/rubocop/cop/mixin/nil_methods.rb b/lib/rubocop/cop/mixin/nil_methods.rb
index 8c26e778dea..220d47a850c 100644
--- a/lib/rubocop/cop/mixin/nil_methods.rb
+++ b/lib/rubocop/cop/mixin/nil_methods.rb
@@ -5,20 +5,20 @@ module Cop
     # This module provides a list of methods that are:
     # 1. In the NilClass by default
     # 2. Added to NilClass by explicitly requiring any standard libraries
-    # 3. Cop's configuration parameter Whitelist.
+    # 3. Cop's configuration parameter AllowedMethods.
     module NilMethods
       private
 
       def nil_methods
-        nil.methods + other_stdlib_methods + whitelist
+        nil.methods + other_stdlib_methods + allowed_methods
       end
 
       def other_stdlib_methods
         [:to_d]
       end
 
-      def whitelist
-        cop_config['Whitelist'].map(&:to_sym)
+      def allowed_methods
+        cop_config['AllowedMethods'].map(&:to_sym)
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/lib/rubocop/cop/naming/block_parameter_name.rb b/lib/rubocop/cop/naming/block_parameter_name.rb
index 30fce45c4ea..7f4a3d544ce 100644
--- a/lib/rubocop/cop/naming/block_parameter_name.rb
+++ b/lib/rubocop/cop/naming/block_parameter_name.rb
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ module Naming
       # The `AllowNamesEndingInNumbers` config option takes a boolean. When
       # set to false, this cop will register offenses for names ending with
       # numbers. Its default is false. The `AllowedNames` config option
-      # takes an array of whitelisted names that will never register an
+      # takes an array of permitted names that will never register an
       # offense. The `ForbiddenNames` config option takes an array of
-      # blacklisted names that will always register an offense.
+      # restricted names that will always register an offense.
       #
       # @example
       #   # bad
diff --git a/lib/rubocop/cop/naming/heredoc_delimiter_naming.rb b/lib/rubocop/cop/naming/heredoc_delimiter_naming.rb
index 6b3fe9d9275..d3ea71e4147 100644
--- a/lib/rubocop/cop/naming/heredoc_delimiter_naming.rb
+++ b/lib/rubocop/cop/naming/heredoc_delimiter_naming.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ module Cop
     module Naming
       # This cop checks that your heredocs are using meaningful delimiters.
       # By default it disallows `END` and `EO*`, and can be configured through
-      # blacklisting additional delimiters.
+      # forbidden listing additional delimiters.
       #
       # @example
       #
@@ -41,13 +41,13 @@ def meaningful_delimiters?(node)
 
           return false unless delimiters =~ /\w/
 
-          blacklisted_delimiters.none? do |blacklisted_delimiter|
-            delimiters =~ Regexp.new(blacklisted_delimiter)
+          forbidden_delimiters.none? do |forbidden_delimiter|
+            delimiters =~ Regexp.new(forbidden_delimiter)
           end
         end
 
-        def blacklisted_delimiters
-          cop_config['Blacklist'] || []
+        def forbidden_delimiters
+          cop_config['ForbiddenDelimiters'] || []
         end
       end
     end
diff --git a/lib/rubocop/cop/naming/method_parameter_name.rb b/lib/rubocop/cop/naming/method_parameter_name.rb
index 7981332aa6b..e96269a2b36 100644
--- a/lib/rubocop/cop/naming/method_parameter_name.rb
+++ b/lib/rubocop/cop/naming/method_parameter_name.rb
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ module Naming
       # The `AllowNamesEndingInNumbers` config option takes a boolean. When
       # set to false, this cop will register offenses for names ending with
       # numbers. Its default is false. The `AllowedNames` config option
-      # takes an array of whitelisted names that will never register an
+      # takes an array of permitted names that will never register an
       # offense. The `ForbiddenNames` config option takes an array of
-      # blacklisted names that will always register an offense.
+      # restricted names that will always register an offense.
       #
       # @example
       #   # bad
diff --git a/lib/rubocop/cop/naming/predicate_name.rb b/lib/rubocop/cop/naming/predicate_name.rb
index 5e8f96cddec..a5a17e1db66 100644
--- a/lib/rubocop/cop/naming/predicate_name.rb
+++ b/lib/rubocop/cop/naming/predicate_name.rb
@@ -70,11 +70,11 @@ def allowed_method_name?(method_name, prefix)
           !method_name.match(/^#{prefix}[^0-9]/) ||
             method_name == expected_name(method_name, prefix) ||
             method_name.end_with?('=') ||
-            predicate_whitelist.include?(method_name)
+            allowed_methods.include?(method_name)
         end
 
         def expected_name(method_name, prefix)
-          new_name = if prefix_blacklist.include?(prefix)
+          new_name = if forbidden_prefixes.include?(prefix)
                        method_name.sub(prefix, '')
                      else
                        method_name.dup
@@ -87,16 +87,16 @@ def message(method_name, new_name)
           "Rename `#{method_name}` to `#{new_name}`."
         end
 
-        def prefix_blacklist
-          cop_config['NamePrefixBlacklist']
+        def forbidden_prefixes
+          cop_config['ForbiddenPrefixes']
         end
 
         def predicate_prefixes
           cop_config['NamePrefix']
         end
 
-        def predicate_whitelist
-          cop_config['NameWhitelist']
+        def allowed_methods
+          cop_config['AllowedMethods']
         end
 
         def method_definition_macros(macro_name)
diff --git a/lib/rubocop/cop/style/ip_addresses.rb b/lib/rubocop/cop/style/ip_addresses.rb
index 83fb257282a..2f366397ec0 100644
--- a/lib/rubocop/cop/style/ip_addresses.rb
+++ b/lib/rubocop/cop/style/ip_addresses.rb
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ def offense?(node)
           contents = node.source[1...-1]
           return false if contents.empty?
 
-          return false if whitelist.include?(contents.downcase)
+          return false if allowed_addresses.include?(contents.downcase)
 
           # To try to avoid doing two regex checks on every string,
           # shortcut out if the string does not look like an IP address
@@ -47,9 +47,9 @@ def correct_style_detected; end
 
         private
 
-        def whitelist
-          whitelist = cop_config['Whitelist']
-          Array(whitelist).map(&:downcase)
+        def allowed_addresses
+          allowed_addresses = cop_config['AllowedAddresses']
+          Array(allowed_addresses).map(&:downcase)
         end
 
         def could_be_ip?(str)
diff --git a/lib/rubocop/cop/style/nested_parenthesized_calls.rb b/lib/rubocop/cop/style/nested_parenthesized_calls.rb
index eefc9e719a4..e4392f59f03 100644
--- a/lib/rubocop/cop/style/nested_parenthesized_calls.rb
+++ b/lib/rubocop/cop/style/nested_parenthesized_calls.rb
@@ -49,17 +49,17 @@ def autocorrect(nested)
         def allowed_omission?(send_node)
           !send_node.arguments? || send_node.parenthesized? ||
             send_node.setter_method? || send_node.operator_method? ||
-            whitelisted?(send_node)
+            allowed?(send_node)
         end
 
-        def whitelisted?(send_node)
+        def allowed?(send_node)
           send_node.parent.arguments.one? &&
-            whitelisted_methods.include?(send_node.method_name.to_s) &&
+            allowed_methods.include?(send_node.method_name.to_s) &&
             send_node.arguments.one?
         end
 
-        def whitelisted_methods
-          cop_config['Whitelist'] || []
+        def allowed_methods
+          cop_config['AllowedMethods'] || []
         end
       end
     end
diff --git a/lib/rubocop/cop/style/option_hash.rb b/lib/rubocop/cop/style/option_hash.rb
index 987e7d2729f..6bda3898e4c 100644
--- a/lib/rubocop/cop/style/option_hash.rb
+++ b/lib/rubocop/cop/style/option_hash.rb
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class OptionHash < Cop
 
         def on_args(node)
           return if super_used?(node)
-          return if whitelist.include?(node.parent.method_name.to_s)
+          return if allowlist.include?(node.parent.method_name.to_s)
 
           option_hash(node) do |options|
             add_offense(options)
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ def on_args(node)
 
         private
 
-        def whitelist
-          cop_config['Whitelist'] || []
+        def allowlist
+          cop_config['Allowlist'] || []
         end
 
         def suspicious_name?(arg_name)
diff --git a/lib/rubocop/cop/style/trivial_accessors.rb b/lib/rubocop/cop/style/trivial_accessors.rb
index ee9149085f0..79541e3c1e3 100644
--- a/lib/rubocop/cop/style/trivial_accessors.rb
+++ b/lib/rubocop/cop/style/trivial_accessors.rb
@@ -95,9 +95,9 @@ def ignore_class_methods?
           cop_config['IgnoreClassMethods']
         end
 
-        def whitelist
-          whitelist = cop_config['Whitelist']
-          Array(whitelist).map(&:to_sym) + [:initialize]
+        def allowed_methods
+          allowed_methods = cop_config['AllowedMethods']
+          Array(allowed_methods).map(&:to_sym) + [:initialize]
         end
 
         def dsl_writer?(method_name)
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ def trivial_writer?(node)
         PATTERN
 
         def allowed_method?(node)
-          whitelist.include?(node.method_name) ||
+          allowed_methods.include?(node.method_name) ||
             exact_name_match? && !names_match?(node)
         end
 
diff --git a/manual/cops_bundler.md b/manual/cops_bundler.md
index c7d2f008f70..b36941383e7 100644
--- a/manual/cops_bundler.md
+++ b/manual/cops_bundler.md
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ Include | `**/*.gemfile`, `**/Gemfile`, `**/gems.rb` | Array
 
 Enabled by default | Safe | Supports autocorrection | VersionAdded | VersionChanged
 --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
-Disabled | Yes | No | 0.59 | -
+Disabled | Yes | No | 0.59 | 0.77
 
 Add a comment describing each gem in your Gemfile.
 
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ gem 'foo'
 Name | Default value | Configurable values
 --- | --- | ---
 Include | `**/*.gemfile`, `**/Gemfile`, `**/gems.rb` | Array
-Whitelist | `[]` | Array
+IgnoredGems | `[]` | Array
 
 ## Bundler/InsecureProtocolSource
 
diff --git a/manual/cops_lint.md b/manual/cops_lint.md
index 1a9f87645b9..ecd1a5b222f 100644
--- a/manual/cops_lint.md
+++ b/manual/cops_lint.md
@@ -1908,7 +1908,7 @@ end
 
 Enabled by default | Safe | Supports autocorrection | VersionAdded | VersionChanged
 --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
-Enabled | Yes | No | 0.47 | 0.56
+Enabled | Yes | No | 0.47 | 0.77
 
 The safe navigation operator returns nil if the receiver is
 nil. If you chain an ordinary method call after a safe
@@ -1936,13 +1936,13 @@ x&.foo || bar
 
 Name | Default value | Configurable values
 --- | --- | ---
-Whitelist | `present?`, `blank?`, `presence`, `try`, `try!` | Array
+AllowedMethods | `present?`, `blank?`, `presence`, `try`, `try!` | Array
 
 ## Lint/SafeNavigationConsistency
 
 Enabled by default | Safe | Supports autocorrection | VersionAdded | VersionChanged
 --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
-Enabled | Yes | Yes  | 0.55 | -
+Enabled | Yes | Yes  | 0.55 | 0.77
 
 This cop check to make sure that if safe navigation is used for a method
 call in an `&&` or `||` condition that safe navigation is used for all
@@ -1974,7 +1974,7 @@ foo&.bar && (foobar.baz || foo&.baz)
 
 Name | Default value | Configurable values
 --- | --- | ---
-Whitelist | `present?`, `blank?`, `presence`, `try`, `try!` | Array
+AllowedMethods | `present?`, `blank?`, `presence`, `try`, `try!` | Array
 
 ## Lint/SafeNavigationWithEmpty
 
diff --git a/manual/cops_naming.md b/manual/cops_naming.md
index cf6547e5daf..1b181b2dc1f 100644
--- a/manual/cops_naming.md
+++ b/manual/cops_naming.md
@@ -113,9 +113,9 @@ the minimum amount of characters the name must be. Its default is 1.
 The `AllowNamesEndingInNumbers` config option takes a boolean. When
 set to false, this cop will register offenses for names ending with
 numbers. Its default is false. The `AllowedNames` config option
-takes an array of whitelisted names that will never register an
+takes an array of permitted names that will never register an
 offense. The `ForbiddenNames` config option takes an array of
-blacklisted names that will always register an offense.
+restricted names that will always register an offense.
 
 ### Examples
 
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ Enabled | Yes | No | 0.50 | -
 
 This cop checks that your heredocs are using meaningful delimiters.
 By default it disallows `END` and `EO*`, and can be configured through
-blacklisting additional delimiters.
+forbidden listing additional delimiters.
 
 ### Examples
 
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ EOS
 
 Name | Default value | Configurable values
 --- | --- | ---
-Blacklist | `(?-mix:(^|\s)(EO[A-Z]{1}|END)(\s|$))` | Array
+ForbiddenDelimiters | `(?-mix:(^|\s)(EO[A-Z]{1}|END)(\s|$))` | Array
 
 ### References
 
@@ -504,9 +504,9 @@ the minimum amount of characters the name must be. Its default is 3.
 The `AllowNamesEndingInNumbers` config option takes a boolean. When
 set to false, this cop will register offenses for names ending with
 numbers. Its default is false. The `AllowedNames` config option
-takes an array of whitelisted names that will never register an
+takes an array of permitted names that will never register an
 offense. The `ForbiddenNames` config option takes an array of
-blacklisted names that will always register an offense.
+restricted names that will always register an offense.
 
 ### Examples
 
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ ForbiddenNames | `[]` | Array
 
 Enabled by default | Safe | Supports autocorrection | VersionAdded | VersionChanged
 --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
-Enabled | Yes | No | 0.50 | 0.51
+Enabled | Yes | No | 0.50 | 0.77
 
 This cop makes sure that predicates are named properly.
 
@@ -588,8 +588,8 @@ end
 Name | Default value | Configurable values
 --- | --- | ---
 NamePrefix | `is_`, `has_`, `have_` | Array
-NamePrefixBlacklist | `is_`, `has_`, `have_` | Array
-NameWhitelist | `is_a?` | Array
+ForbiddenPrefixes | `is_`, `has_`, `have_` | Array
+AllowedMethods | `is_a?` | Array
 MethodDefinitionMacros | `define_method`, `define_singleton_method` | Array
 Exclude | `spec/**/*` | Array
 
diff --git a/manual/cops_style.md b/manual/cops_style.md
index 4ba53b9f27b..0e061302b70 100644
--- a/manual/cops_style.md
+++ b/manual/cops_style.md
@@ -2860,7 +2860,7 @@ InverseBlocks | `{:select=>:reject, :select!=>:reject!}` |
 
 Enabled by default | Safe | Supports autocorrection | VersionAdded | VersionChanged
 --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
-Disabled | Yes | No | 0.58 | -
+Disabled | Yes | No | 0.58 | 0.77
 
 This cop checks for hardcoded IP addresses, which can make code
 brittle. IP addresses are likely to need to be changed when code
@@ -2882,7 +2882,7 @@ ip_address = ENV['DEPLOYMENT_IP_ADDRESS']
 
 Name | Default value | Configurable values
 --- | --- | ---
-Whitelist | `::` | Array
+AllowedAddresses | `::` | Array
 
 ## Style/Lambda
 
@@ -4241,7 +4241,7 @@ something if b && a
 
 Enabled by default | Safe | Supports autocorrection | VersionAdded | VersionChanged
 --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
-Enabled | Yes | Yes  | 0.36 | 0.50
+Enabled | Yes | Yes  | 0.36 | 0.77
 
 This cop checks for unparenthesized method calls in the argument list
 of a parenthesized method call.
@@ -4260,7 +4260,7 @@ method1(method2 arg, method3, arg)
 
 Name | Default value | Configurable values
 --- | --- | ---
-Whitelist | `be`, `be_a`, `be_an`, `be_between`, `be_falsey`, `be_kind_of`, `be_instance_of`, `be_truthy`, `be_within`, `eq`, `eql`, `end_with`, `include`, `match`, `raise_error`, `respond_to`, `start_with` | Array
+AllowedMethods | `be`, `be_a`, `be_an`, `be_between`, `be_falsey`, `be_kind_of`, `be_instance_of`, `be_truthy`, `be_within`, `eq`, `eql`, `end_with`, `include`, `match`, `raise_error`, `respond_to`, `start_with` | Array
 
 ## Style/NestedTernaryOperator
 
@@ -5890,7 +5890,7 @@ EnforcedStyle | `return` | `return`, `return_nil`
 
 Enabled by default | Safe | Supports autocorrection | VersionAdded | VersionChanged
 --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
-Enabled | Yes | Yes  | 0.43 | 0.56
+Enabled | Yes | Yes  | 0.43 | 0.77
 
 This cop transforms usages of a method call safeguarded by a non `nil`
 check for the variable whose method is being called to
@@ -5956,7 +5956,7 @@ foo.bar > 2 if foo
 Name | Default value | Configurable values
 --- | --- | ---
 ConvertCodeThatCanStartToReturnNil | `false` | Boolean
-Whitelist | `present?`, `blank?`, `presence`, `try`, `try!` | Array
+AllowedMethods | `present?`, `blank?`, `presence`, `try`, `try!` | Array
 
 ## Style/Sample
 
@@ -7138,7 +7138,7 @@ AllowNamedUnderscoreVariables | `true` | Boolean
 
 Enabled by default | Safe | Supports autocorrection | VersionAdded | VersionChanged
 --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
-Enabled | Yes | Yes  | 0.9 | 0.38
+Enabled | Yes | Yes  | 0.9 | 0.77
 
 This cop looks for trivial reader/writer methods, that could
 have been created with the attr_* family of functions automatically.
@@ -7176,7 +7176,7 @@ ExactNameMatch | `true` | Boolean
 AllowPredicates | `true` | Boolean
 AllowDSLWriters | `false` | Boolean
 IgnoreClassMethods | `false` | Boolean
-Whitelist | `to_ary`, `to_a`, `to_c`, `to_enum`, `to_h`, `to_hash`, `to_i`, `to_int`, `to_io`, `to_open`, `to_path`, `to_proc`, `to_r`, `to_regexp`, `to_str`, `to_s`, `to_sym` | Array
+AllowedMethod | `to_ary`, `to_a`, `to_c`, `to_enum`, `to_h`, `to_hash`, `to_i`, `to_int`, `to_io`, `to_open`, `to_path`, `to_proc`, `to_r`, `to_regexp`, `to_str`, `to_s`, `to_sym` | Array
 
 ### References
 
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/html_formatter/expected.html b/spec/fixtures/html_formatter/expected.html
index 2a6ad0ddaf6..6b0a6641d6e 100644
--- a/spec/fixtures/html_formatter/expected.html
+++ b/spec/fixtures/html_formatter/expected.html
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ <h1 class="title">RuboCop Inspection Report</h1>
               <span class="message">Metrics/LineLength: Line is too long. [88/80]</span>
             </div>
             
-            <pre><code>    # Never trust parameters from the scary internet, only allow the white list <span class="highlight convention">through.</span></code></pre>
+            <pre><code>    # Never trust parameters from the scary internet, only allow the allow list <span class="highlight convention">through.</span></code></pre>
             
           </div>
           
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/html_formatter/project/app/controllers/books_controller.rb b/spec/fixtures/html_formatter/project/app/controllers/books_controller.rb
index 14656a9d289..f9dafecc63a 100644
--- a/spec/fixtures/html_formatter/project/app/controllers/books_controller.rb
+++ b/spec/fixtures/html_formatter/project/app/controllers/books_controller.rb
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ def set_book
       @book = Book.find(params[:id])
     end
 
-    # Never trust parameters from the scary internet, only allow the white list through.
+    # Never trust parameters from the scary internet, only allow the allow list through.
     def book_params
       params.require(:book).permit(:name)
     end
diff --git a/spec/rubocop/cop/bundler/gem_comment_spec.rb b/spec/rubocop/cop/bundler/gem_comment_spec.rb
index d92aa15a462..dafb4da18e0 100644
--- a/spec/rubocop/cop/bundler/gem_comment_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/rubocop/cop/bundler/gem_comment_spec.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   let(:cop_config) do
     {
       'Include' => ['**/Gemfile'],
-      'Whitelist' => ['rake']
+      'IgnoredGems' => ['rake']
     }
   end
 
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
       end
     end
 
-    context 'and the gem is whitelisted' do
+    context 'and the gem is permitted' do
       it 'does not register any offenses' do
         expect_no_offenses(<<~RUBY, 'Gemfile')
           gem 'rake'
diff --git a/spec/rubocop/cop/lint/safe_navigation_chain_spec.rb b/spec/rubocop/cop/lint/safe_navigation_chain_spec.rb
index efa62c7b4f4..7391c94dc5d 100644
--- a/spec/rubocop/cop/lint/safe_navigation_chain_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/rubocop/cop/lint/safe_navigation_chain_spec.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   subject(:cop) { described_class.new(config) }
 
   let(:cop_config) do
-    { 'Whitelist' => %w[present? blank? try presence] }
+    { 'AcceptedMethods' => %w[present? blank? try presence] }
   end
 
   shared_examples 'accepts' do |name, code|
diff --git a/spec/rubocop/cop/lint/safe_navigation_consistency_spec.rb b/spec/rubocop/cop/lint/safe_navigation_consistency_spec.rb
index 2cb80184eed..d39d56104cd 100644
--- a/spec/rubocop/cop/lint/safe_navigation_consistency_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/rubocop/cop/lint/safe_navigation_consistency_spec.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   subject(:cop) { described_class.new(config) }
 
   let(:cop_config) do
-    { 'Whitelist' => %w[present? blank? try presence] }
+    { 'AllowedMethods' => %w[present? blank? try presence] }
   end
 
   it 'allows && without safe navigation' do
diff --git a/spec/rubocop/cop/metrics/line_length_spec.rb b/spec/rubocop/cop/metrics/line_length_spec.rb
index b99b50ce335..b2a4e3bf35f 100644
--- a/spec/rubocop/cop/metrics/line_length_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/rubocop/cop/metrics/line_length_spec.rb
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ def test_some_other_long_test_description_which_exceeds_length
       end
     end
 
-    context 'and only certain heredoc delimiters are whitelisted' do
+    context 'and only certain heredoc delimiters are permitted' do
       let(:cop_config) do
         { 'Max' => 80, 'AllowHeredoc' => %w[SQL OK], 'IgnoredPatterns' => [] }
       end
@@ -176,25 +176,25 @@ def test_some_other_long_test_description_which_exceeds_length
         foo(<<-DOC, <<-SQL, <<-FOO)
           1st offense: Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.
           \#{<<-OK}
-            no offense (whitelisted): Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.
+            no offense (permitted): Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.
           OK
           2nd offense: Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.
         DOC
-          no offense (whitelisted): Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.
+          no offense (permitted): Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.
           \#{<<-XXX}
-            no offense (nested inside whitelisted): Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.
+            no offense (nested inside permitted): Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.
           XXX
-          no offense (whitelisted): Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.
+          no offense (permitted): Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.
         SQL
           3rd offense: Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.
           \#{<<-SQL}
-            no offense (whitelisted): Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.
+            no offense (permitted): Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.
           SQL
           4th offense: Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.
         FOO
       RUBY
 
-      it 'rejects long lines in heredocs with not whitelisted delimiters' do
+      it 'rejects long lines in heredocs with not permitted delimiters' do
         inspect_source(source)
         expect(cop.offenses.size).to eq(4)
       end
diff --git a/spec/rubocop/cop/naming/heredoc_delimiter_naming_spec.rb b/spec/rubocop/cop/naming/heredoc_delimiter_naming_spec.rb
index 1a6273b2d6b..578a971b96c 100644
--- a/spec/rubocop/cop/naming/heredoc_delimiter_naming_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/rubocop/cop/naming/heredoc_delimiter_naming_spec.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   end
 
   let(:cop_config) do
-    { 'Blacklist' => %w[END] }
+    { 'ForbiddenDelimiters' => %w[END] }
   end
 
   context 'with an interpolated heredoc' do
diff --git a/spec/rubocop/cop/naming/predicate_name_spec.rb b/spec/rubocop/cop/naming/predicate_name_spec.rb
index 88657c9aee1..986d2922ff2 100644
--- a/spec/rubocop/cop/naming/predicate_name_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/rubocop/cop/naming/predicate_name_spec.rb
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
 RSpec.describe RuboCop::Cop::Naming::PredicateName, :config do
   subject(:cop) { described_class.new(config) }
 
-  context 'with blacklisted prefixes' do
+  context 'with restricted prefixes' do
     let(:cop_config) do
       { 'NamePrefix' => %w[has_ is_],
-        'NamePrefixBlacklist' => %w[has_ is_] }
+        'ForbiddenPrefixes' => %w[has_ is_] }
     end
 
     it 'registers an offense when method name starts with "is"' do
@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@ def is_2d?; end
     end
   end
 
-  context 'without blacklisted prefixes' do
+  context 'without restricted prefixes' do
     let(:cop_config) do
-      { 'NamePrefix' => %w[has_ is_], 'NamePrefixBlacklist' => [] }
+      { 'NamePrefix' => %w[has_ is_], 'ForbiddenPrefixes' => [] }
     end
 
     it 'registers an offense when method name starts with "is"' do
@@ -74,13 +74,13 @@ def is_2d?; end
     end
   end
 
-  context 'with whitelisted predicate names' do
+  context 'with permitted predicate names' do
     let(:cop_config) do
-      { 'NamePrefix' => %w[is_], 'NamePrefixBlacklist' => %w[is_],
-        'NameWhitelist' => %w[is_a?] }
+      { 'NamePrefix' => %w[is_], 'ForbiddenPrefixes' => %w[is_],
+        'AllowedMethods' => %w[is_a?] }
     end
 
-    it 'accepts method name which is in whitelist' do
+    it 'accepts method name which is in permitted list' do
       expect_no_offenses(<<~RUBY)
         def is_a?; end
       RUBY
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ def is_a?; end
 
   context 'with method definition macros' do
     let(:cop_config) do
-      { 'NamePrefix' => %w[is_], 'NamePrefixBlacklist' => %w[is_],
+      { 'NamePrefix' => %w[is_], 'ForbiddenPrefixes' => %w[is_],
         'MethodDefinitionMacros' => %w[define_method def_node_matcher] }
     end
 
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ def is_a?; end
 
   context 'without method definition macros' do
     let(:cop_config) do
-      { 'NamePrefix' => %w[is_], 'NamePrefixBlacklist' => %w[is_] }
+      { 'NamePrefix' => %w[is_], 'ForbiddenPrefixes' => %w[is_] }
     end
 
     it 'registers an offense when using `define_method`' do
diff --git a/spec/rubocop/cop/style/global_vars_spec.rb b/spec/rubocop/cop/style/global_vars_spec.rb
index a0fde2fd025..f81d86524ca 100644
--- a/spec/rubocop/cop/style/global_vars_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/rubocop/cop/style/global_vars_spec.rb
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     RUBY
   end
 
-  it 'allows user whitelisted variables' do
+  it 'allows user permitted variables' do
     expect_no_offenses('puts $allowed')
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/rubocop/cop/style/ip_addresses_spec.rb b/spec/rubocop/cop/style/ip_addresses_spec.rb
index a722bac3a37..ca7f6f71ac3 100644
--- a/spec/rubocop/cop/style/ip_addresses_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/rubocop/cop/style/ip_addresses_spec.rb
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@
         expect_no_offenses('"::"')
       end
 
-      context 'when it is removed from the whitelist' do
-        let(:cop_config) { { 'Whitelist' => [] } }
+      context 'when it is removed from the allowed addresses' do
+        let(:cop_config) { { 'AllowedAddresses' => [] } }
 
         it 'registers an offense' do
           expect_offense(<<~RUBY)
@@ -84,10 +84,10 @@
     end
   end
 
-  context 'with whitelist' do
-    let(:cop_config) { { 'Whitelist' => ['a::b'] } }
+  context 'with allowed addresses' do
+    let(:cop_config) { { 'AllowedAddresses' => ['a::b'] } }
 
-    it 'does not register an offense for a whitelisted address' do
+    it 'does not register an offense for a allowed addresses' do
       expect_no_offenses('"a::b"')
     end
 
diff --git a/spec/rubocop/cop/style/nested_parenthesized_calls_spec.rb b/spec/rubocop/cop/style/nested_parenthesized_calls_spec.rb
index 31cd8986ce6..aeb62378a7d 100644
--- a/spec/rubocop/cop/style/nested_parenthesized_calls_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/rubocop/cop/style/nested_parenthesized_calls_spec.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
   let(:config) do
     RuboCop::Config.new(
-      'Style/NestedParenthesizedCalls' => { 'Whitelist' => ['be'] }
+      'Style/NestedParenthesizedCalls' => { 'AllowedMethods' => ['be'] }
     )
   end
 
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
     end
   end
 
-  context 'on a whitelisted method' do
+  context 'on a permitted method' do
     it "doesn't register an offense" do
       expect_no_offenses('expect(obj).to(be true)')
     end
diff --git a/spec/rubocop/cop/style/option_hash_spec.rb b/spec/rubocop/cop/style/option_hash_spec.rb
index c95a2372738..e4546b37ddc 100644
--- a/spec/rubocop/cop/style/option_hash_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/rubocop/cop/style/option_hash_spec.rb
@@ -91,10 +91,10 @@ def allowed(foo, options = {})
     end
   end
 
-  context 'whitelist' do
-    let(:cop_config) { { 'Whitelist' => %w[to_json] } }
+  context 'permitted list' do
+    let(:cop_config) { { 'Allowlist' => %w[to_json] } }
 
-    it 'ignores if the method is whitelisted' do
+    it 'ignores if the method is permitted' do
       expect_no_offenses(<<~RUBY)
         def to_json(options = {})
         end
diff --git a/spec/rubocop/cop/style/safe_navigation_spec.rb b/spec/rubocop/cop/style/safe_navigation_spec.rb
index a67f99a2741..c7139b56d7a 100644
--- a/spec/rubocop/cop/style/safe_navigation_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/rubocop/cop/style/safe_navigation_spec.rb
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 
   it 'allows an object check before a blank check' do
     # The `nil` object doesn't respond to `blank?` in normal Ruby (it's added
-    # by Rails), but it's included in the Whitelist parameter in default
+    # by Rails), but it's included in the AllowedMethods parameter in default
     # configuration for this cop.
     expect_no_offenses('user && user.thing.blank?')
   end
diff --git a/spec/rubocop/cop/style/trivial_accessors_spec.rb b/spec/rubocop/cop/style/trivial_accessors_spec.rb
index 2353e2b52b1..cb74224d759 100644
--- a/spec/rubocop/cop/style/trivial_accessors_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/rubocop/cop/style/trivial_accessors_spec.rb
@@ -410,10 +410,10 @@ def foo?
     end
   end
 
-  context 'with whitelist' do
-    let(:cop_config) { { 'Whitelist' => ['to_foo', 'bar='] } }
+  context 'with allowed methods' do
+    let(:cop_config) { { 'AllowedMethods' => ['to_foo', 'bar='] } }
 
-    it 'accepts whitelisted reader' do
+    it 'accepts allowed reader' do
       expect_no_offenses(<<~RUBY)
         class Foo
           def to_foo
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ def to_foo
       RUBY
     end
 
-    it 'accepts whitelisted writer' do
+    it 'accepts allowed writer' do
       expect_no_offenses(<<~RUBY)
         class Foo
           def bar=(bar)
@@ -436,10 +436,10 @@ def bar=(bar)
     context 'with AllowPredicates: false' do
       let(:cop_config) do
         { 'AllowPredicates' => false,
-          'Whitelist' => ['foo?'] }
+          'AllowedMethods' => ['foo?'] }
       end
 
-      it 'accepts whitelisted predicate' do
+      it 'accepts allowed predicate' do
         expect_no_offenses(<<~RUBY)
           class Foo
             def foo?