debar

The word “debar” has 2 syllables: de-bar

It's pronounced as /dɪˈbɑːr/


What is synonym and antonym for debar?

In the thesaurus, “debar” has 40 synonyms and 18 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for debar along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for debar

  • ban
  • banish
  • bar
  • blackball
  • blacklist
  • block
  • cease
  • check off
  • close out
  • deny
  • deport
  • deprive
  • deter
  • discontinue
  • disregard
  • eliminate
  • except
  • exclude
  • excommunicate
  • exile
  • expel
  • forbid
  • freeze out
  • halt
  • hinder
  • impede
  • obstruct
  • obviate
  • ostracize
  • oust
  • preclude
  • prevent
  • prohibit
  • refuse
  • reject
  • rule out
  • shut out
  • stave off
  • suspend
  • throw out

Antonyms for debar

Meanings of debar

  • verb
    1. To exclude or shut out; to bar.
    2. To hinder or prevent.
    3. To prohibit (a person or company that has been convicted of criminal acts in connection with a government program) from future participation in that program.

Example Sentences

  • The committee decided to debar the applicant due to incomplete documentation.
  • The school may debar students from participating in extracurricular activities if they fail to meet academic standards.
  • Legal issues could debar him from taking part in the company’s board meetings.
  • The contract included a clause to debar any competitor from entering the market for a specified period.
  • The judge’s ruling will debar the company from bidding on future government contracts.

On this page you'll find 58 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to debar, such as: accept, admit, aid, allow, approve, assist, ban.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

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baffling

  • abashing
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balking

  • afraid
  • antipathetic
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  • objecting
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  • offsetting
  • opposed
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  • outlawing
  • overcoming
  • precautionary
  • precluding
  • preservative
  • preventative
  • preventing
  • prevention
  • preventive
  • prohibiting
  • prohibition
  • prophylactic
  • proscribing
  • proscription
  • protecting
  • protesting
  • reluctant
  • resistant
  • resistive
  • retardant
  • safeguarding
  • setting back
  • shackling
  • short-circuiting
  • shy
  • shying
  • slow
  • stalling
  • sticking
  • stopping
  • thwarting
  • tieing up
  • trammeling
  • trammelling
  • tying up
  • uneager
  • unsympathetic
  • uptight
  • warding off
  • withstanding

ban

  • a thou-shalt-not
  • anathema
  • banish
  • bar
  • blackball
  • blacklist
  • block
  • boycott
  • bridle
  • caveat
  • cease
  • censorship
  • censure
  • check
  • check off
  • close down
  • close out
  • close up
  • commandment
  • condemnation
  • constraint
  • crush
  • curb
  • curse
  • damnation
  • debar
  • declare illegal
  • decree
  • denial
  • denunciation
  • deport
  • deprive
  • deter
  • deterrent
  • dictate
  • disallow
  • disallowance
  • discontinue
  • discourage
  • discouragement
  • disregard
  • dissuade
  • edict
  • eliminate
  • embargo
  • enjoin
  • except
  • exclude
  • excommunicate
  • excommunication
  • execration
  • exile
  • expel
  • forbid
  • freeze out
  • halt
  • hex
  • hinder
  • hoodoo
  • ice out
  • illegalize
  • impede
  • imprecation
  • inhibit
  • inhibition
  • injunction
  • interdict
  • interdiction
  • jinx
  • limitation
  • malediction
  • malison
  • mandate
  • mojo
  • negation
  • no-no
  • objection
  • obstruct
  • obviate
  • off-limits
  • ostracize
  • oust
  • out of bounds
  • outlaw
  • pass by
  • pass up
  • pox
  • preclude
  • prevent
  • prevention
  • prohibit
  • prohibition
  • proscribe
  • proscription
  • protest
  • put down
  • quash
  • quell
  • refusal
  • reject
  • rejection
  • repress
  • repression
  • repudiate
  • restrain
  • restraint
  • restrict
  • restriction
  • rule out
  • shut out
  • silence
  • spell
  • squash
  • squelch
  • stave off
  • stop
  • stoppage
  • subdue
  • suppress
  • suppression
  • suspend
  • taboo
  • tabu
  • throw out
  • veto
  • voodoo
  • warning
  • whammy
  • winze

banned

  • banished
  • barred
  • black-market
  • blackballed
  • blacklisted
  • blocked
  • bridled
  • ceased
  • checked
  • checked off
  • closed out
  • crushed
  • curbed
  • debarred
  • deported
  • deprived
  • deterred
  • disallowed
  • disapproved
  • discontinued
  • discouraged
  • disregarded
  • dissuaded
  • eliminated
  • embargoed
  • enjoined
  • excepted
  • excluded
  • excommunicated
  • exiled
  • expelled
  • forbad
  • forbade
  • forbidden
  • froze out
  • halted
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  • illegal
  • illegitimate
  • illicit
  • impeded
  • impermissible
  • improper
  • inappropriate
  • ineffable
  • inhibited
  • interdicted
  • intolerable
  • objectionable
  • obstructed
  • obviated
  • ostracized
  • ousted
  • outlawed
  • precluded
  • prevented
  • prohibited
  • proscribed
  • put down
  • quashed
  • quelled
  • refused
  • rejected
  • repressed
  • repudiated
  • restrained
  • revoked
  • ruled out
  • shut out
  • silenced
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  • squelched
  • staved off
  • stopped
  • subdued
  • suppressed
  • suspended
  • taboo
  • tabu
  • threw out
  • unacceptable
  • unauthorized
  • unbearable
  • unendurable
  • unlawful
  • unlicensed
  • unmentionable
  • unsanctioned
  • unseemly
  • unsuitable
  • verboten
  • vetoed

banning

  • ban
  • banishing
  • barring
  • bidding
  • blackballing
  • blacklisting
  • blocking
  • bridling
  • ceasing
  • charging
  • checking
  • checking off
  • closing out
  • coercion
  • compulsion
  • constraint
  • crushing
  • curbing
  • debarring
  • decreeing
  • deporting
  • depriving
  • deterrence
  • deterring
  • dictation
  • direction
  • disallowance
  • disallowing
  • discontinuing
  • discouragement
  • discouraging
  • disregarding
  • dissuading
  • eliminating
  • embargo
  • embargoing
  • enjoining
  • excepting
  • excluding
  • excommunicating
  • exiling
  • expelling
  • forbidding
  • force
  • freezing out
  • halting
  • hindering
  • impeding
  • inhibiting
  • instruction
  • interdict
  • interdicting
  • interdiction
  • obstructing
  • obviating
  • off-limits
  • ostracizing
  • ousting
  • outlawing
  • precluding
  • preventing
  • prohibiting
  • prohibition
  • proscribing
  • proscription
  • putting down
  • quashing
  • quelling
  • rejecting
  • repressing
  • repression
  • repudiating
  • restraining
  • restriction
  • ruling out
  • shutting out
  • silencing
  • squashing
  • squelching
  • staving off
  • stopping
  • subduing
  • suppressing
  • suppression
  • suspending
  • throwing out
  • vetoing

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