What is another word for barrier?
257 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ b_ˈa_ɹ_ɪ__ə], [ bˈaɹɪə], [ bˈaɹɪə], [ ɐhˈɛd ɒv], [ ɐhˈɛd ɒv], [ ɐ_h_ˈɛ_d ɒ_v]Table of Contents
Similar words for barrier:- artifact (noun)
- bar (noun)
- barricade (noun)
- barrier (noun)
- bottleneck (noun)
- boundary (noun)
- bulwark (noun)
- curb (noun)
- dam (noun)
- defense (noun)
- drawback (noun)
- enclosure (noun)
- fortification (noun)
- handicap (noun)
- hedge (noun)
- hindrance (noun)
- parapet (noun)
- partition (noun)
- protection (noun)
- restraint (noun)
- road block (noun)
- screen (noun)
- sea wall (noun)
- shade (noun)
- snag (noun)
- stumbling block (noun)
- wall (noun)
- other synonyms
Definition for Barrier:
Synonyms for Barrier:
n.
•artifact (noun) •bar (noun)- check,
- let,
- bamboo curtain,
- outwork,
- palisade,
- preventive,
- trench,
- difficulty,
- sound or sonic or transonic barrier,
- limit,
- stopper,
- picket,
- embankment,
- iron curtain,
- pale.
- 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.
- re-striction,
- re striction,
- re-strainers,
- re strictions,
- re-strainer,
- re-strictions,
- re strainers,
- re strainer.
- argument,
- cover,
- counterattack,
- shelter,
- answer,
- rebuttal,
- harbor,
- aversion,
- support,
- countermeasure,
- resistance,
- reply,
- return,
- retort,
- buffer,
- screen,
- security,
- safeguard,
- response,
- shield,
- moat,
- backfire,
- defense,
- armor.
- cell,
- enclosure,
- envelopment,
- pen,
- confinement,
- trap,
- jail,
- fence,
- cage,
- prison.
- breastwork,
- Embattlement,
- presidio,
- presidios,
- entrenchment,
- entrenchments,
- earthworks,
- breastworks,
- blockhouse,
- blockhouses.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- curtain,
- lamp shade,
- panoply,
- sunshade,
- awning,
- shutter,
- shade,
- parasol,
- visor,
- blinders,
- blind,
- umbrella,
- shadow,
- canopy,
- venetian blind,
- veil.
Other synonyms:
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- 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.
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- sandbag,
- snarl up,
- disruption,
- marker,
- limitation.
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- peg,
- interference.
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- traverse.
Paraphrases for Barrier:
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Equivalence
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Proper noun, singular
roadblocks, constraints, obstacle, obstacles, barrera, impediment, impediments.
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Noun, singular or mass
hindrance, roadblock, hurdle, constraint, obstacle, impediment.
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Proper noun, singular
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Forward Entailment
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Proper noun, singular
wall.
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Proper noun, singular
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Reverse Entailment
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Independent
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Proper noun, singular
frontiers, inhibitors, blocks, Separating, separation.
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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.
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Proper noun, singular
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Other Related
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Proper noun, singular
barriere.
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Noun, singular or mass
barricade, bar, checkpoint, blockage, bulwark, membrane, difficulty.
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Proper noun, singular
Antonyms for Barrier:
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n.
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obstruction
open, help, opening, assistance.
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obstruction
Barrier Sentence Examples:
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The gate in the barrier slid open at the same time the cab door did, and Turnbull stepped inside and sat down.
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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.
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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.
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object
blood-brain barrier, curtain, bar.
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artifact
Hyponym for Barrier:
n.
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artifact
obstruction, obstructor, impediment, obstructer, impedimenta.
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object
mechanism.
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artifact