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barred

/ˈbɑː(ɹ)d/verb, adjective1 syllable

Barred means: render unsuitable for passage.

Synonyms for barred16

verb, as in render unsuitable for passage

barricade, block, blockade, stop, block off, block up, bar, obstruct

verb, as in prevent from entering; keep out

bar, debar, exclude

verb, as in expel, as if by official decree

banish, relegate, bar

verb, as in secure with, or as if with, bars

bar

adjective, as in preventing entry or exit or a course of action

barricaded, blockaded, obstructed

adjective, as in marked with stripes or bands

marked

Opposites of barred

unbar

What does barred mean?6

verb

1

render unsuitable for passage“block the way”

2

prevent from entering; keep out“He was barred from membership in the club”

3

expel, as if by official decree“he was banished from his own country”

4

secure with, or as if with, bars“He barred the door”

adjective

1

preventing entry or exit or a course of action“a barricaded street”

2

marked with stripes or bands

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with barred?15

one syllable

hardcardguardyardstarredscarredmarredcharredshardlard

three syllables

disregard
Show 40 near rhymes
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Barred in a sentence

  • She went into the cabin, and barred the door.CK
  • Progress in science was often barred by convention.sundown
  • The hospital was barred from doing business for three years.unknown
  • They barred journalists from reporting on the elections.Source_VOA
  • Non-white people were barred from immigrating to Australia.Amastan
  • We barred the door and locked it.handsomelyian
  • His prospects of success are barred.unknown
  • He has been barred from the club.CK

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