BARRACK Synonyms: 92 Similar and Opposite Words

barrack

verb

Definition of barrack

as in to target

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as in to room

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eject
evict

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Recent Examples of barrack Villa’s supporters revelled in his struggles as the game went on, booing and barracking. — Oliver Kay, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025 Simone studied Sanskrit, did social outreach with Indo-Chinese factory workers barracked in a prison, and joined a Resistance network. — Judith Thurman, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024 For New Yorkers barracked in our houses and apartments, or doctors and nurses scrambling for face masks, beseeching a saint to end an epidemic may not sound sufficient. — Jason Farago, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2020 Some 200 people were quickly evacuated from campgrounds in the fire's path in addition to 80 children who were trapped in a camp barracks Saturday. — CBS News, 10 July 2017 The Marine veteran used some of his time while in the Wounded Warrior barracks to take writing, filmmaking and business classes, with an eye toward this future. — Jeanette Steele, sandiegouniontribune.com, 22 June 2017

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Verb

The addition of touch to the MacBook will make iPadOS apps more attractive on laptops; expect to see more apps that target both iPadOS and macOS.

— Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
The Associated Press reported in December that two NATO-nation intelligence services suspect Russia is developing a new anti-satellite weapon to target Musk’s Starlink constellation with destructive orbiting clouds of shrapnel.

— Lisa Mascaro, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of target

Verb

Through the course of rooming together in dorms at rookie minicamp, doing community service work, taking group trips to Braves games and, of course, navigating practices, the Falcons’ rookie class formed a tight bond.

— Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 22 July 2026
Enticknap said those areas enable the large sea mammals room to feed and regrow their populations.

— Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026

Definition of room

Verb

Drummer Jay Russell kept to stark rattles, Sam Shipstone patched in his scratchy electric guitar, and Ryan Needham needled through grumbling basslines.

— Victoria Borlando, Pitchfork, 24 July 2026
Paint to paper, needle to thread—like couture, fashion illustration is a discipline of the hand.

— Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 13 July 2026

Definition of needle

Verb

Solidarity protests were held in several other cities, while supporters sent food and supplies to demonstrators camped in New Delhi and engaged in hunger strikes.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
The target is camped out inside a pipeline beneath a farmhouse across the battlefield.

— Andy Andersen, Vulture, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of camp

Verb

With visceral immediacy, O’Farrell channels the terror of arriving in a strange land, ragged and famished, without family, friends, or funds.

— Heller McAlpin, Christian Science Monitor, 2 June 2026
Seven years ago, Lyon ran Barcelona ragged in their first women’s Champions League final, consigning them to a 4-1 defeat.

— Megan Feringa, New York Times, 23 May 2026

Definition of rag

Verb

In a photo of West Pine Cliff Court, burned homes surround one still standing, as a firefighter sprays down the walls and roof facing the engulfed house next door.

— Amanda Jackson, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026
Reflective roofing and roof replacements Replacing a roof solely to improve energy efficiency usually isn’t worth the upfront cost.

— Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of roof

Verb

Nick Aldis’ wife Mickie James was ringside, where she was taunted by an arrogant Gunther.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
The ancient namesake ammunition detailed by researchers at Spain’s Autonomous University of Barcelona is only the latest example of Roman soldiers’ penchant for taunting their enemies from afar.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 30 July 2026

Definition of taunt

Verb

Collins is bunking in a 10-bedroom villa with a view of the ocean that is renting for approximately $12 thousand a day with a private chef and full staff.

— Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 26 July 2026
Though Biggs is making the upgrade from tween to teen room, the content creator is still bunking with her younger sister, Aleia.

— Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026

Definition of bunk

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