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barring - 20 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | barring |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | except for |
| Synonyms: | aside from, bar, apart from, but for, discounting, excepting, excluding, other than, outside of, save for, short of, with the exception of |
| Main Entry: | bar |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | secure, usually with a length of material |
| Synonyms: | barricade, block, blockade, bolt, clog, close, dam, dike, fasten, fence, jam, latch, lock, plug, seal, secure, trammel, wall, caulk, deadbolt |
| 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, frustrate, hinder, interdict, interfere, limit, obstruct, ostracize, outlaw, override, preclude, prevent, refuse, reject, restrain, rule out, segregate, shut out, stop, suspend, freeze out, keep out |
| Antonyms: | advocate, allow, open, permit |
| Main Entry: | except |
| Part of Speech: | preposition |
| Definition: | other than |
| Synonyms: | aside from, bar, barring, besides, but, exclusive of, lacking, minus, omitting, save, saving, without, apart from, excepting, excluding, exempting, if not, leaving out, not for, outside of, rejecting, short of, with the exception of |
| Notes: | accept is 'take or agree to' and except means 'exclude, leave out' |
| Main Entry: | exclusive of |
| Part of Speech: | preposition |
| Definition: | except for |
| Synonyms: | aside from, bar, barring, besides, but, omitting, save, bating, debarring, excepting, excluding, leaving aside, not counting, outside of, restricting, ruling out |
| Antonyms: | inclusive of |
| Main Entry: | interference |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | meddling, impedance |
| Synonyms: | arrest, background, barring, clashing, conflict, hindrance, intervention, intrusion, obstruction, opposition, prying, resistance, backseat driving, barging in, blocking, checking, choking, clogging, hampering, intermeddling, interposition, meddlesomeness, retardation, tackling, tampering, trespassing |
| Antonyms: | aid, assistance, help |
| Main Entry: | aside from |
| Part of Speech: | preposition |
| Definition: | apart from |
| Synonyms: | barring, beside, besides, except, excluding, in addition to |
| Main Entry: | besides |
| Part of Speech: | preposition |
| Definition: | apart from |
| Synonyms: | aside from, bar, barring, beside, but, except, exclusive of, save, without, excepting, excluding, in addition to, other than, outside of, over and above |
| Main Entry: | exception |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | leaving out |
| Synonyms: | barring, exclusion, expulsion, omission, rejection, repudiation, reservation, debarment, disallowment, excepting, excusing, noninclusion, passing over |
| Antonyms: | admittance, allowance, inclusion, admittal |
| Main Entry: | but |
| Part of Speech: | conjuction, preposition |
| Definition: | indicating an exception |
| Synonyms: | aside from, barring, except, omitting, without, disregarding, not including, passing over |
| 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*, curse, disallow, enjoin, exclude, halt, inhibit, interdict, outlaw, pass by, prevent, prohibit, proscribe, restrict, shut out, suppress, close down, close up, declare illegal, ice out, illegalize, pass up |
| Antonyms: | allow, permit |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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: | blacklist |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ban |
| Synonyms: | banish, bar, blackball, boycott, debar, exclude, expel, hit list*, ostracize, preclude, proscribe, reject, repudiate, snub, thumbs down, put on hit list, vote against |
| Antonyms: | accept, allow, permit, welcome, ask in |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | block |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | obstruct |
| Synonyms: | arrest, bar, barricade, block out, blockade, brake, catch, charge, check, choke, clog, close, close out, cut off, dam, deter, fill, halt, hinder, hold up, impede, intercept, occlude, plug, prevent, shut out, stall, stonewall, stop, stopper, stymie, tackle, thwart, close off, congest, hang up*, interfere with, shut off*, stop up, take out of play |
| Antonyms: | let up, open, let go, unblock |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | bolt |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fasten securely |
| Synonyms: | bar, latch, lock, secure, deadbolt |
| Antonyms: | loosen, open, unfasten, unlock, unbolt |
| Main Entry: | boycott |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ban; refrain from using |
| Synonyms: | avoid, bar, blackball*, blacklist, brush off, cut off, embargo, exclude, ostracize, outlaw, pass by*, prohibit, proscribe, refuse, reject, shut out*, snub, spurn, strike, hold aloof from, ice out, pass up, withhold patronage |
| Antonyms: | buy, encourage, support, use |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | brake |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | check; stop |
| Synonyms: | bar, block, dam, decelerate, halt, hinder, impede, moderate, obstruct, slacken, slow, stop, reduce speed, slow down |
| Antonyms: | accelerate |
| Main Entry: | check |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hinder, restrain |
| Synonyms: | arrest, baffle, bar, bit, bottleneck*, bridle, checkmate, choke, circumvent, constrain, control, counteract, curb, cut short, delay, discourage, foil, frustrate, halt, harness, hold, hold back, impede, inhibit, interrupt, limit, moderate, neutralize, nip in the bud*, obstruct, obviate, pause, preclude, prevent, rebuff, reduce, repress, repulse, retard, snub, squelch, stay, stop, suppress, tame, terminate, thwart, withhold, hold down, hold in, keep back, play for time, rein in, slacken pace, slow down |
| Antonyms: | aid, allow, assist, expedite, help, indulge, liberate, permit |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | choke |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | smother, block |
| Synonyms: | asphyxiate, bar, check, clog, close, constrict, dam, die, drown, fill, gag, gasp, kill, noose, obstruct, occlude, overpower, retard, squeeze, stifle, stop, stopper, strangle, stuff, stunt, suffocate, suppress, throttle, wring, congest, garrote, gibbet, strangulate |
| Antonyms: | release, unblock, unconstrict |
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