Synonyms of barring

barring 1 of 3

noun

as in prohibiting

the act of ordering that something not be done or used

most of the restaurant's customers applauded the barring of the use of cell phones in the dining room

Synonyms & Similar Words

• prohibiting
• banning
• prohibition
• forbidding
• outlawing
• enjoining
• proscribing
• proscription
• interdiction
• suppression
• interdicting
• charging
• instruction
• decreeing
• bidding
• direction
• dictation
• discouragement
• deterrence
• repression
• dissuading
• compulsion
• coercion
• constraint
• force

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• permission
• allowance
• approval
• sanction
• support
• endorsement
• clearance
• license
• toleration
• authorization
• promotion
• sufferance
• encouragement
• compliance
• submission
• obedience

barring

2 of 3

preposition

ˈbär-iŋ 

as in except

not including

we'll be there, barring rain or some other unexpected problem

Synonyms & Similar Words

• except
• besides
• but
• beside
• except for
• excluding
• other than
• saving
• bar
• apart from
• outside
• save
• outside of
• exclusive of
• aside from

barring

3 of 3

verb

present participle of bar

1

as in striping

to make stripes on

barred the fence with white strips

Synonyms & Similar Words

• striping
• streaking
• banding
• blazing

2

as in forbidding

to order not to do or use or to be done or used

corporal punishment has long been barred in most public schools

Synonyms & Similar Words

• prohibiting
• forbidding
• banning
• outlawing
• preventing
• discouraging
• proscribing
• halting
• stopping
• excluding
• enjoining
• precluding
• interdicting
• deterring
• restraining
• curbing
• blocking
• quashing
• disallowing
• depriving
• dissuading
• impeding
• quelling
• suppressing
• rejecting
• repressing
• silencing
• vetoing
• hindering
• inhibiting
• subduing
• obstructing
• squashing
• crushing
• ruling out
• shutting out
• checking
• debarring
• squelching
• embargoing
• cracking down (on)
• repudiating
• clamping down (on)
• putting down
• snuffing (out)
• bridling
• reining (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• permitting
• allowing
• letting
• suffering
• approving
• authorizing
• endorsing
• sanctioning
• supporting
• warranting
• promoting
• advancing
• encouraging
• furthering
• licensing
• abetting
• forwarding
• ordering
• cultivating
• commanding
• nurturing
• bearing
• enduring
• bidding
• tolerating
• abiding
• nourishing
• countenancing
• brooking

3

as in excluding

to prevent the participation, consideration, or inclusion of

beach-goers are barred from walking in roped-off sections of the beach to protect nesting birds

Synonyms & Similar Words

• excluding
• banning
• eliminating
• prohibiting
• preventing
• excepting
• suspending
• debarring
• banishing
• expelling
• counting (out)
• ruling out
• shutting out
• precluding
• freezing out
• blocking
• exiling
• impeding
• closing one's doors to
• closing out
• deterring
• hindering
• obviating
• deporting
• ostracizing
• blacklisting
• excommunicating
• obstructing
• blackballing
• halting
• ousting
• ceasing
• disregarding
• checking off
• discontinuing
• warding (off)
• weeding (out)
• staving off
• combing (out)
• throwing out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• including
• admitting
• receiving
• accepting
• embracing
• welcoming
• entertaining
• taking in
• unbanning

4

as in guarding

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• guarding
• blockading
• closing (off)
• blocking (off)
• barricading
• locking
• walling (off)
• obstructing
• screening (off)
• gating
• hedging
• fencing
• curtaining (off)
• diking
• bolting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• opening
• reopening
• unbarring
• unblocking
• unbolting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of barring

Noun

As expected, Jude largely presents his vignettes at an observational distance, barring, of course, the FaceTime conversations. — Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire, 16 May 2026

The barring of the Russian Pavilion follows the announcement that nations such as Russia and Israel which have been accused of crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Court will be ineligible for awards in the exhibition’s juried competition. — News Desk, Artforum, 28 Apr. 2026

Gen Z is 'monkey barring' — not cheating. — Charles Trepany, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025

Verb

Cracks became public last month, when an online petition started by Giovanni Galante, whose wife Grace Galante was killed, asked the 9/11 Memorial and Museum to consider barring Mamdani from the ceremony. — Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026

The months-long delay, barring a settlement, has added to industry angst given how rapidly the marketplace keeps changing due to tech and audience shifts. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2026

This year alone, Indiana, Utah and Washington all passed laws barring health insurers from using AI as the sole basis for denying claims. — Larry Bradley, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

The trips will cost between $10 and $20, and Rollert plans to run it year-round, barring any ice in the river. — Levan Reid, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026

Eventually, barring a setback, Dell might get snaps in a preseason game. — Armando Salguero, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026

The case was later dropped after both sides signed a nondisclosure agreement barring them from publicly disparaging one another. — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026

In June, the city secured a preliminary injunction barring GLAZA from retaining or distributing the endowment after its operating agreement with the zoo expired last year. — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026

At this juncture, barring a dramatic change in the ownership situation, the likelihood is that Rockingham won’t have a NASCAR national series race next year. — Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 30 July 2026