DEBAR Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

debar

verb

di-ˈbär

Definition of debar

as in to exclude

to prevent the participation, consideration, or inclusion of the judge debarred all of the reporters from the courtroom

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Recent Examples of debar In May 2024, the city debarred Makai Solutions from doing business with all departments for three years after the company failed to appear at a hearing. — Teresa Liu, Daily News, 3 Apr. 2026 If Chiu succeeds in debarring Collective Impact, the nonprofit would have to end its summer and after-school programs and close the doors of its three-decade-old Ella Hill Hutch Community Center, its attorneys Lauren Kramer Sujeeth and Si Eun Amber Lee wrote. — Michael Barba, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 Aug. 2025 The city announced in a news release that CJR Construction Group of Raytown has been debarred for two years, meaning the company cannot receive city contracts during that time. — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2025 Courts have rejected that theory in cases defunding and debarring ACORN and a Russian cybersecurity firm from federal work. — The Editors, National Review, 9 July 2025 In 2018, the feds debarred Larralde, Georgiou and two other family members for three years from the H-2A program. — Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, 1 Sep. 2024

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The bank also expects revenue to grow annually through 2028, targeting 5% growth that year compared with 2027, excluding notable items and on a constant currency basis.

— Jenny Lee, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026
The company has continued to introduce new formats and purchasing options to reach consumers previously excluded by the product’s price or design.

— Amy O’Brien, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of exclude

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Right now, California bans public money from funding political campaigns, except in a handful of cities like Berkeley and San Francisco.

— Kiara Adams, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2026
The First World War did cause the telephone industry to be nationalized for a year, but this didn’t make much difference for users, notwithstanding a decree in Indiana that banned speaking German on the phone.

— Cal Revely-Calder, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of ban

Verb

The district also said that Beyer has made additional counseling and support services available to student-athletes and that students and staff undergo annual training intended to prevent harassment.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2026
The administration has avoided publicly announcing these operations to prevent signaling a return to large-scale warfare.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of prevent

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The decision to suspend the football program eliminated last week’s set of games and another this week.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2026
At a hearing last week, as Assembly committee discussed measures including eliminating the $750 million cap, allowing above-the-line expenses, expanding eligibility, and extending the sunset date.

— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of eliminate

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Privacy rules limit sharing info on discipline Federal privacy law does not categorically prohibit universities from sharing a student’s disciplinary history with housing officials.

— Leah Willingham, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
And crucially, deceptive and youth-targeted marketing should be strictly prohibited.

— Amy L. Kennedy, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of prohibit

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