Synonyms of debar

debar

verb

di-ˈbär 

as in to exclude

to prevent the participation, consideration, or inclusion of

the judge debarred all of the reporters from the courtroom

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exclude
• ban
• prevent
• eliminate
• prohibit
• bar
• expel
• banish
• suspend
• rule out
• count (out)
• shut out
• preclude
• freeze out
• except
• deter
• hinder
• ostracize
• excommunicate
• obviate
• impede
• exile
• obstruct
• close one's doors to
• blackball
• deport
• close out
• cease
• oust
• blacklist
• block
• discontinue
• check off
• ward (off)
• halt
• weed (out)
• disregard
• stave off
• throw out
• comb (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• include
• admit
• receive
• accept
• entertain
• welcome
• embrace
• take in
• unban

Example Sentences

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