Thesaurus
bar
verb
Synonyms and Antonyms of BAR
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to order not to do or use or to be done or used <corporal punishment has long been barred in most public schools>
Related Words deter, discourage, dissuade; clamp down (on), crack down (on), crush, put down, quash, quell, repress, silence, snuff (out), squash, squelch, subdue, suppress; halt, preclude, prevent, stop; embargo, exclude, rule out, shut out; debar, deprive, disallow, reject, repudiate, veto; bridle, check, curb, inhibit, rein (in), restrain; block, hinder, impede, obstruct
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to prevent the participation, consideration, or inclusion of <gangs of rowdy teenagers have been barred from the mall>
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to disallow entry into (a place) by means of a physical barrier at the entry point <the bikeway was barred by a huge fallen tree>
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