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barring [bahr-ing] Example Sentences
Main Entry:
bar [bahr]
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: 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
Example Sentences
  • But barring some medical catastrophe, we'll be all right.
  • Officials say that the rehabilitation will take three years, barring more floods.
  • The court sent the case back to the district court to write an injunction barring enforcement of the law.
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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
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