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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Investigators collected handwriting samples from dozens of people, and all the individuals tested were excluded except for Patsy, whom examiners were unable to eliminate as the possible author.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Aug. 2026
But the two largest institutions — the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University — were excluded.

— David A. Lieb, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of excluded

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Facing fuel shortages at home, Moscow has banned gas and diesel exports through the end of January 2027.

— Matt Egan, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
Prestianni denied the allegation and was subsequently banned by UEFA and FIFA after admitting to using a homophobic (rather than racist) slur against the Madrid forward.

— Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of banned

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She was ordered to surrender her police identification, keys, weapon, and radio, and was prohibited from entering department property without the chief’s permission.

— Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 21 Aug. 2026
Cameras are allowed only to capture relevant information for the violation and are prohibited from continuous recording.

— Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of prohibited

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For many craft distillers, those closures eliminated one of their primary ways of selling their products.

— Darrielle Fair, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
The 45-year-old in Frisco, Texas, was a senior manager in e-commerce and fulfillment at a large retailer until her job was eliminated in early 2025.

— Sarah Jackson, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of eliminated

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The move prevented the federal district court from making its own interim appointment, who would have been able to serve until a new candidate was presidentially appointed and confirmed by the Senate.

— Callum Sutherland, Time, 18 Aug. 2026
In this new threat landscape, biological attacks are unlikely to be prevented entirely, given the proliferation of biological capabilities and the fact that some actors cannot be deterred by traditional means.

— Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026

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