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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for barrack

Verb

Customers have been critical of Buc-ee's decision to target the much smaller store.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
Customers have been critical of Buc-ee’s decision to target the much smaller store.

— Julie Carr Smyth, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of target

Verb

After the instructional league that fall, Freeman and Heyward decided to room together in spring training.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Improving representation is an important step, but leaders must also build processes that invite different viewpoints and give team members room to challenge prevailing ideas.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of room

Verb

McDaniel needles the other side of the ball too, James said, warning defenders to be ready for a deep pass before hitting them with a quick out.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
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

Definition of needle

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

Professional help needed KCK needs licensed electricians, contractors, roofing professionals and more to help with the city’s rebuild.

— Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 24 Aug. 2026
In Pittsburgh, where affordability increasingly depends not only on building new homes but also on preserving existing ones, roof repair and building maintenance are part of the larger infrastructure conversation.

— Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of roof

Verb

Cunningham’s highlights are hard fouls, a few 3-pointers, taunting, serving as a ring girl at a UFC fight, her sense of humor, and now commentary that has a Fox flair.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Aug. 2026
Cyberleek continues to taunt Take-Two and Rockstar, who have been unable to stop these leaks, and legal takedowns of the footage on social media are nowhere near fast enough to stop these clips from spreading.

— Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of taunt

Verb

Artists and engineers bunked in, the artist’s turtle Rocky charmed visitors, and Rauschenberg created some key works in his studio there.

— Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 7 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of bunk

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