DEBARRED Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

debarred

verb

past tense of debar

as in excluded

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 debarred 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

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Open models will be excluded from the voluntary pre-release review, at least for now.

— Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
Research found that more than 70% of workers report being socially excluded at work in six months, while 48% report harassment or bullying, and those are big numbers.

— Jason Walker PsyD, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of excluded

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The account has been deactivated and was subsequently banned by the social media platform, which noted that the content of his livestream related to self-harm violated TikTok’s community guidelines.

— Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 2026
Instead, the council majority voted to ban the use of firearms in the city, rectifying an apparent oversight in 2011 that removed the prohibition on shooting firearms from a list of weapons that were banned.

— Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of banned

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To be clear, compulsory voting is the opposite of the poll taxes, which are prohibited by the 24th Amendment and that were once used to disenfranchise.

— Susan Ostermann, Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2026
Most state and local regulations use terms such as exotic, noxious, prohibited and restricted instead of invasive.

— Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of prohibited

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The Twins then quickly crossed off another need by being aggressive on Friday and adding Kremer, which eliminated a potential weakness.

— Dan Hayes, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
The racial and ethnic minority category will be eliminated from the program as a result of the judge’s ruling, but the other categories remain.

— Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of eliminated

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Investments with a visible before-and-after—money saved, costs cut, a loss prevented—are easier to measure and therefore easier for potential clients to justify.

— Tyler Hochman, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
That has prevented SpaceX employees and other insiders from selling shares for a period following the IPO.

— John Ruwitch, NPR, 4 Aug. 2026

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