Definition for Barrier:

• Any limit or boundary; a line of separation.

Synonyms for Barrier:

• n.

  •
  • confines.
  •bar (noun)
  • check,
  • iron curtain,
  • pale,
  • embankment,
  • limit,
  • preventive,
  • palisade,
  • trench,
  • bamboo curtain,
  • outwork,
  • difficulty.
  •barrier (noun)
  • roadblock.
  •bulwark (noun)
  • stronghold,
  • Vallation,
  • guard,
  • redoubt,
  • parapet.
  •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.
  •enclosure (noun)
  • cell,
  • enclosure,
  • envelopment,
  • pen,
  • confinement,
  • trap,
  • jail,
  • fence,
  • cage,
  • prison.
  •fortification (noun)
  • entrenchment,
  • breastwork.
  •hindrance (noun)
  • blockade,
  • delay,
  • tangle,
  • jam,
  • drawback,
  • crimp,
  • plug,
  • opposition,
  • stop,
  • congestion,
  • snarl,
  • bung,
  • interruption,
  • bafflement,
  • clog,
  • obstacle,
  • entanglement,
  • disadvantage,
  • hurdle,
  • entrapment,
  • constipation,
  • frustration,
  • constraint,
  • mire,
  • brake,
  • complication,
  • burden,
  • choke,
  • deterrent,
  • catch,
  • drag,
  • stay,
  • stoppage,
  • impasse,
  • damper,
  • impedance,
  • restraint,
  • restriction.
  •jetty (noun)
  • seawall,
  • jetty.
  •obstruction (noun)
  • ditch,
  • gully,
  • bar,
  • curtain,
  • bound.
  •screen (noun)
  • backstop.
  •shade (noun)
  • blind,
  • parasol,
  • awning,
  • shadow,
  • sunshade,
  • veil,
  • visor,
  • canopy,
  • blinders,
  • shade,
  • venetian blind,
  • umbrella,
  • lamp shade,
  • panoply,
  • shutter.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • fencing,
  • intrusion,
  • lock,
  • separator,
  • balustrade,
  • railing,
  • picket fence,
  • paling,
  • stumbling block,
  • chain-link fence,
  • divider,
  • setback,
  • predicament,
  • earthwork,
  • windbreak,
  • stile.
  •
  • sandbag,
  • limitation.
  •
  • interference.
  •
  • tie up,
  • mist,
  • division.
  •
  • traverse.
  •jetty
  • breakwater.

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.

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.