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

Five years after the Taliban's return to power in Afghanistan and barring of girls from school, education for boys has declined too. — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026

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

But this year, OVS slashed its funding, forcing service reductions and uncertainty while barring the program from using grant money to help survivors across county lines. — Connie Neal, New York Daily News, 29 Oct. 2026

In 2010, Oklahoma voters approved a constitutional amendment barring courts from considering Sharia. — Asma Uddin, The Conversation, 29 Oct. 2026

The commission said Google and Apple unfairly pushed app developers toward their own in-app payment systems while barring payments through external websites. — ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026

The Win Column previously advocated for Walt Weiss to win National League Manager of the Year but, uh, barring utter collapse, seems like Milwaukee’s Pat Murphy has that one in the bag. — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 28 Oct. 2026

The friend-of-the-court brief comes ahead of a major case that will test the constitutionality of state laws barring the sale of the popular rifle that has also been used in many mass shootings. — Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2026

The New York governor signed two bills this morning barring companies from offering some AI chatbot features to users under 18—like pretending to be a real person or to have human emotions, or people-pleasing as a way to keep users engaged. — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026

Germany’s top court ruled in 2009 that voters must be able to check their ballot without expert help, effectively barring a Brazilian-like system. — Solly Boussidan, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026

The secretary of state then issued guidance barring them as a backup way to prove a voter’s identity. — Lindsay Whitehurst, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026