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bar

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of bar

1 a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide
  • All of the prison's windows are partially covered with steel bars.
Synonyms of bar

billet, rod
Words Related to bar

arbor, beam, board, crossbar, crossbeam, girder

band, strip

bloom, ingot, slab, stick
2 a line or long narrow section differing in color from the background
  • The cat had a bar of white down her throat.
Synonyms of bar

band, streak, stripe
Words Related to bar

blaze, crossbar, pinstripe
3 a pile or ridge of granular matter (as sand or snow)
  • More than one boater has run aground on that treacherous bar of sand in the river.
Synonyms of bar

bank, drift, mound
Words Related to bar

snowbank, snowdrift

embankment, sandbar

heap, hill, mass, mountain, stack, tuft
4 a place of business where alcoholic beverages are sold to be consumed on the premises
  • a bar that serves meals as well as drinks
Synonyms of bar

barroom, pub, saloon, tavern
Words Related to bar

brewpub, cabaret, nightclub, speakeasy, sports bar
5 an assembly of persons for the administration of justice
  • The younger judge brought a fresh viewpoint to the bar.
Synonyms of bar

bench, court, forum, tribunal
Words Related to bar

criminal court, judicatory, judicature, judiciary

high court, supreme court

court-martial, drumhead court-martial

inquisition, kangaroo court
Phrases Synonymous with bar

court of law
6 something that makes movement or progress difficult
  • The complication of the molecule is the biggest bar to reproducing it.
Synonyms of bar

balk, block, chain, clog, cramp, crimp, deterrent, drag, embarrassment, encumbrance, fetter, handicap, hindrance, holdback, hurdle, impediment, inhibition, interference, manacle, obstacle, obstruction, shackles, stop, stumbling block, trammel
Words Related to bar

catch, hitch, rub, snag

barrier, blockade, blockage, brick wall, stone wall

arrest, bit, brake, check, constraint, curb, hobble, rein, restraint

embargo, stoppage

delay, holdup, stall

burden, cumber, load

danger, hazard, peril, reef

adversity, difficulty, disadvantage, drawback, hardship
Near Antonyms of bar

catalyst, goad, impetus, incentive, spur, stimulant, stimulus

advantage, break, edge

aid, assistance, benefit, boost, handmaiden (also handmaid), help
7 something set up as an example against which others of the same type are compared
  • We need to raise the bar for what is acceptable behavior in this situation.
Synonyms of bar

barometer, benchmark, criterion, grade, mark, measure, par, standard, touchstone, yardstick
Words Related to bar

case, example, instance

average, norm, rule

acme, apex, meridian, peak, pinnacle, summit, zenith
Near Antonyms of bar

aberration, abnormality, deviation

bar

preposition

Synonyms and Antonyms of bar

not including
  • Everyone in the company is invited, bar none.
Synonyms of bar

apart from, aside from, barring, beside, besides, but, except (also excepting), except for, excluding, exclusive of, other than, outside, outside of, save, saving

bar

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of bar

1 to make stripes on
  • barred the fence with white strips
Synonyms of bar

band, streak, stripe
Words Related to bar

blaze
2 to order not to do or use or to be done or used
  • The judge barred the jurors from talking to reporters.
Synonyms of bar

ban, enjoin, forbid, interdict, outlaw, prohibit, proscribe
Words Related to bar

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
Near Antonyms of bar

approve, endorse (also indorse), sanction

authorize, license (also licence), warrant

abet, advance, cultivate, encourage, forward, further, nourish, nurture, promote, support

bid, command, order

abide, bear, brook, countenance, endure, tolerate
Antonyms of bar

allow, let, permit, suffer
3 to prevent the participation, consideration, or inclusion of
  • Gangs of rowdy teenagers have been barred from the mall.
Synonyms of bar

ban, close out, count (out), debar, eliminate, except, exclude, freeze out, rule out, shut out
Words Related to bar

blackball, blacklist, excommunicate, ostracize

banish, deport, exile, expel, oust, throw out

obviate, preclude, prevent, prohibit

deter, stave off, ward (off)

check off, disregard

comb (out), weed (out)
Phrases Synonymous with bar

close one's doors to
Near Antonyms of bar

accept, embrace, entertain, receive, take in, welcome

unban
Antonyms of bar

admit, include
4 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 of bar

barricade, block (off), blockade, close (off), guard, wall (off)
Words Related to bar

curtain (off), screen (off)

dike, fence, gate, hedge

bolt, lock

obstruct
Near Antonyms of bar

reopen, unblock, unbolt
Antonyms of bar

open, unbar

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