Definition for Barrier:

• Any limit or boundary; a line of separation.

Synonyms for Barrier:

• n.

  •
  • range,
  • control,
  • confines.
  •
  • thing,
  • include.
  •artifact (noun)
  • barrier.
  •bar (noun)
  • check,
  • let,
  • bamboo curtain,
  • outwork,
  • palisade,
  • preventive,
  • trench,
  • difficulty,
  • sound or sonic or transonic barrier,
  • limit,
  • stopper,
  • picket,
  • embankment,
  • iron curtain,
  • pale.
  •barricade (noun)
  • blank walls.
  •barrier (noun)
  • roadblock.
  •bottleneck (noun)
  • hold ups.
  •boundary (noun)
  • be-ginning,
  • ex-tent,
  • ex tents,
  • ex tent,
  • out-line,
  • out lines,
  • be ginning,
  • out posts,
  • out-posts,
  • line demarcation,
  • ex-tents,
  • out line,
  • out-lines.
  •bulwark (noun)
  • parapet,
  • redoubts,
  • outworks,
  • stronghold,
  • guard,
  • redoubt,
  • Vallation.
  •curb (noun)
  • re-striction,
  • re striction,
  • re-strainers,
  • re strictions,
  • re-strainer,
  • re-strictions,
  • re strainers,
  • re strainer.
  •dam (noun)
  • milldams.
  •defense (noun)
  • argument,
  • cover,
  • counterattack,
  • shelter,
  • answer,
  • rebuttal,
  • harbor,
  • aversion,
  • support,
  • countermeasure,
  • resistance,
  • reply,
  • return,
  • retort,
  • buffer,
  • screen,
  • security,
  • safeguard,
  • response,
  • shield,
  • moat,
  • backfire,
  • defense,
  • armor.
  •drawback (noun)
  • drawback.
  •enclosure (noun)
  • cell,
  • enclosure,
  • envelopment,
  • pen,
  • confinement,
  • trap,
  • jail,
  • fence,
  • cage,
  • prison.
  •fortification (noun)
  • breastwork,
  • Embattlement,
  • presidio,
  • presidios,
  • entrenchment,
  • entrenchments,
  • earthworks,
  • breastworks,
  • blockhouse,
  • blockhouses.
  •handicap (noun)
  • in-jury,
  • in jury,
  • psychological baggages,
  • in juries.
  •hedge (noun)
  • hedgerows,
  • quickset,
  • windbreaks,
  • hedgerow.
  •hindrance (noun)
  • blockade,
  • constraint,
  • crimp,
  • frustration,
  • snarl,
  • plug,
  • brake,
  • complication,
  • restraint,
  • catch,
  • clog,
  • constipation,
  • jam,
  • impasse,
  • mire,
  • stay,
  • entrapment,
  • impedance,
  • stoppage,
  • obstacle,
  • bung,
  • deterrent,
  • delay,
  • drag,
  • opposition,
  • hurdle,
  • tangle,
  • entanglement,
  • restriction,
  • stop,
  • burden,
  • interruption,
  • congestion,
  • disadvantage,
  • bafflement,
  • choke,
  • damper.
  •parapet (noun)
  • protective wall.
  •partition (noun)
  • dis connections,
  • dis solutions,
  • dividings,
  • dis-union,
  • dis connection,
  • dis-solutions,
  • rationings,
  • dis-connections,
  • dis unions,
  • dis-solution,
  • dis-connection,
  • dis-unions,
  • dis union,
  • dis solution.
  •protection (noun)
  • in-vulnerabilities,
  • in-vulnerability,
  • invulnerabilities,
  • re-assurances,
  • guardings,
  • re-assurance,
  • re assurance,
  • protectings,
  • selfdefense,
  • selfdefenses,
  • in vulnerabilities,
  • self defense,
  • re assurances,
  • in vulnerability,
  • self-defenses,
  • self defenses.
  •restraint (noun)
  • pinions,
  • straitjacket,
  • straitjackets,
  • pinion.
  •road block (noun)
  • road-block.
  •screen (noun)
  • backstop.
  •sea wall (noun)
  • sea-wall,
  • sea cliffs.
  •shade (noun)
  • curtain,
  • lamp shade,
  • panoply,
  • sunshade,
  • awning,
  • shutter,
  • shade,
  • parasol,
  • visor,
  • blinders,
  • blind,
  • umbrella,
  • shadow,
  • canopy,
  • venetian blind,
  • veil.
  •snag (noun)
  • the rubs,
  • tight spots,
  • in conveniences,
  • in-conveniences,
  • in-convenience.
  •stumbling block (noun)
  • fly the ointment,
  • stone in path,
  • stone in ones path,
  • fly ointment,
  • stumbling stones,
  • stumbling-block,
  • stone path,
  • stone one path,
  • stone ones path,
  • fly in ointment,
  • stone one's path,
  • stone in one path.
  •wall (noun)
  • sur-face,
  • sur faces,
  • sur face.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • barbed wire,
  • paling,
  • setback,
  • cattle guard,
  • fencing,
  • windbreak,
  • perimeter,
  • guard rail,
  • barricade tape,
  • balustrade,
  • separator,
  • inconvenience,
  • embarrassment,
  • speed bump,
  • intrusion,
  • stile,
  • sticking point,
  • divider,
  • stumbling block,
  • picket fence,
  • railing,
  • chicken wire,
  • chain-link fence,
  • lock,
  • predicament,
  • earthwork,
  • red tape.
  •
  • sandbag,
  • snarl up,
  • disruption,
  • marker,
  • limitation.
  •
  • peg,
  • interference.
  •
  • hang up,
  • mist,
  • tie up,
  • division.
  •
  • traverse.

Paraphrases for Barrier:

• Equivalence

  • Proper noun, singular
    roadblocks, constraints, obstacle, obstacles, barrera, impediment, impediments.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    hindrance, roadblock, hurdle, constraint, obstacle, impediment.

• Forward Entailment

  • Proper noun, singular
    wall.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    deterrent, wall.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Proper noun, singular
    fence, gate.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    fence, railing, gate.

• Independent

  • Proper noun, singular
    frontiers, inhibitors, blocks, Separating, separation.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    disincentive, handicap, buffer, bottleneck, Separating, brake, restriction, setback, limitation, shelf, frontier, estrangement, blockade, drawback, disadvantage, separation, divide, impairment, curtain, barrage, weir, demarcation.
  • Verb, past tense
    Hindered, inhibited, Prevented.

• Other Related

  • Proper noun, singular
    barriere.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    barricade, bar, checkpoint, blockage, bulwark, membrane, difficulty.

Antonyms for Barrier:

• n.

  • obstruction
    open, help, opening, assistance.
  • obstruction to goal
    benefit, aid, freedom, advantage.
  • Other antonyms:
    break, entry, admittance, passage, entranceway, entryway, way, transit, door, pass, doorway, entrance, thoroughfare, gate, road, portal, gap.

Barrier Sentence Examples:

• The gate in the barrier slid open at the same time the cab door did, and Turnbull stepped inside and sat down.

• These doors were no barrier to His entry, any more than the stone to His leaving His tomb.

Homophones for Barrier:

• bore, bur, brew, brier, burr, Bobby Orr, burry, brow, babar, borer, beauvoir, brahui, bury, behavior, braw, bihari, briar, birr, bower, bear away, by far, brahe, briery, beaver, Byre, bra, Beira, bear, burrow, br, bura, Boer War, bari, brya, beria, briary, burro, brewery, barye, before, bihar, bray, barrie, beer, buber, breuer, behaviour, beeper, barrio, bier, bare, bwr, beware, beery, bearer, borrower, brio, barrow, boor, brouhaha, biro, berra, bayberry, borrow, buffer, bewray, bar, bobber, berrier, brie, Brae, beroe, bureau, beaver away, boar, brewer, bayer, buyer, berry, boer, bowery, bohr, bavaria.

Hypernym for Barrier:

• n.

  • artifact
    balustrade, fencing, rail, starting gate, bannister, movable barrier, grate, starting stall, groin, handrail, bulwark, groyne, jetty, breakwater, hurdle, banister, roadblock, crash barrier, dam, fender, fence, mole, grating, seawall, dyke, railing, barricade, revetment, balusters, dike, wing.
  • object
    blood-brain barrier, curtain, bar.

Hyponym for Barrier:

• n.

  • artifact
    obstruction, obstructor, impediment, obstructer, impedimenta.
  • object
    mechanism.