| Main Entry: | bar |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | secure, usually with a length of material |
Synonyms: |
barricade, block, blockade, bolt, caulk, clog, close, dam, deadbolt, dike, fasten, fence, jam, latch, lock, plug, seal, secure, trammel, wall |
Antonyms: |
loosen, open, unfasten |
| Main Entry: | bar |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | prohibit |
Synonyms: |
ban, boycott, circumvent, condemn, debar, deny, disallow, discountenance, discourage, eliminate, enjoin, except, exclude, exile, forbid, freeze out, frustrate, hinder, interdict, interfere, keep out, limit, obstruct, ostracize, outlaw, override, preclude, prevent, refuse, reject, restrain, rule out, segregate, shut out, stop, suspend |
Antonyms: |
advocate, allow, open, permit |
| Main Entry: | barring |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | except for |
Synonyms: |
apart from, aside from, bar, but for, discounting, excepting, excluding, other than, outside of, save for, short of, with the exception of |
| Main Entry: | balk |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | thwart |
Synonyms: |
baffle, bar, beat, check, circumvent, counteract, cramp, cramp one's style, dash, defeat, disappoint, disconcert, foil, forestall, frustrate, hinder, obstruct, prevent, ruin, stall, stop, throw a curve, throw monkey wrench in, upset the apple cart |
Antonyms: |
aid, help, make easier |
| Main Entry: | ban |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | officially forbid |
Synonyms: |
banish, bar, blackball, close down, close up, curse, declare illegal, disallow, enjoin, exclude, halt, ice out, illegalize, inhibit, interdict, outlaw, pass by, pass up, prevent, prohibit, proscribe, restrict, shut out, suppress |
Antonyms: |
allow, permit |
| Main Entry: | barricade |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | block, usually to protect |
Synonyms: |
bar, blockade, defend, fortify, obstruct, shut in |
Antonyms: |
allow, open |
| Main Entry: | besides |
| Part of Speech: | preposition |
| Definition: | apart from |
Synonyms: |
aside from, bar, barring, beside, but, except, excepting, excluding, exclusive of, in addition to, other than, outside of, over and above, save, without |
| Notes: | beside is a preposition meaning 'next to, alongside, by the side of'; besides is a conjunction or adverb meaning 'in addition, moreover, at the same time' or 'also' but it does not mean 'alternatively' |
| Main Entry: | blacklist |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ban |
Synonyms: |
banish, bar, blackball, boycott, debar, exclude, expel, hit list, ostracize, preclude, proscribe, put on hit list, reject, repudiate, snub, thumbs down, vote against |
Antonyms: |
accept, allow, ask in, permit, welcome |
| Main Entry: | block |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | obstruct |
Synonyms: |
arrest, bar, barricade, block out, blockade, brake, catch, charge, check, choke, clog, close, close off, close out, congest, cut off, dam, deter, fill, halt, hang up, hinder, hold up, impede, intercept, interfere with, occlude, plug, prevent, shut off, shut out, stall, stonewall, stop, stop up, stopper, stymie, tackle, take out of play, thwart |
Antonyms: |
let go, let up, open, unblock |
| Main Entry: | bolt |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fasten securely |
Synonyms: |
bar, deadbolt, latch, lock, secure |
Antonyms: |
loosen, open, unbolt, unfasten, unlock |