Synonyms of barbed
Examples of barbed in a Sentence
The candidates exchanged barbed comments during the debate.
barbed satire on American academia
Recent Examples on the Web
Then there was an ice bath and an obstacle course scattered with barbed wire and nails.
—
Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
Page used barbed wire wrapped around a chair to bust MJF open and hit a Deadeye through a table.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 16 Mar. 2026
Have Faith Haiti, with its 30-foot-tall walls, barbed wire and guard towers, looks like a prison from the outside.
—Denise Schrier Cetta, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
The release put out by the White House is on the heels of barbed posts by top aide Cheung and Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt against CNN and several other outlets.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for barbed
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
Page used barbed wire wrapped around a chair to bust MJF open and hit a Deadeye through a table.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 16 Mar. 2026
Have Faith Haiti, with its 30-foot-tall walls, barbed wire and guard towers, looks like a prison from the outside.
—Denise Schrier Cetta, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
The release put out by the White House is on the heels of barbed posts by top aide Cheung and Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt against CNN and several other outlets.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for barbed
Cite this Entry
“Barbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barbed. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
