Entry Word: barrier

Function: noun

Meaning: a physical object that blocks the way <there was a big barrier plastered with signs saying “Keep Out” around the trash compactor>

Synonyms barricade, fence, hedge, wall

Related Words bar, encumbrance, handicap, hindrance, hurdle, impediment, obstacle, obstruction, roadblock, stop; fetter, hobble, manacle, shackle; constraint, curb, restraint, snag

Near Antonyms door, doorway, entrance, entry, entryway, gate, portal