Synonyms for bar
bɑrbar

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. bar

   A bar is something that is or may be firmly fixed, ordinarily with intent to prevent entrance or egress; as, the bars of a prison cell; the bars of a wood-lot. A barrier obstructs, but is not necessarily impassable. Barrier is used of objects more extensive than those to which bar is ordinarily applied. A mountain range may be a barrier to exploration; but a mass of sand across the entrance to a harbor is called a bar. Discovered falsehood is a bar to confidence. Barricade has become practically a technical name for an improvised street fortification, and, unless in some way modified, is usually so understood. A parapet is a low or breast-high wall, as about the edge of a roof, terrace, etc., especially, in military use, such a wall for the protection of troops; a rampart is the embankment surrounding a fort, on which the parapet is raised; the word rampart is often used as including the parapet. Bulwark is a general word for any defensive wall or rampart; its only technical use at present is in nautical language, where it signifies the raised side of a ship above the upper deck, topped by the rail. Compare BOUNDARY; IMPEDIMENT.

   Synonyms:
   barricade, barrier, breastwork, bulwark, hindrance, obstacle, obstruction, parapet, prohibition, rampart, restraint, restriction

   Antonyms:
   admittance, entrance, opening, passage, road, thoroughfare, transit, way

   Preposition:
   A barrier to progress, against invasion; a barrier between nations.

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1. barroom, bar, saloon, ginmill, taproomnoun

   a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter

   "he drowned his sorrows in whiskey at the bar"

   Synonyms:
   cake, sedan, prevention, legal profession, legal community, pothouse, gin mill, public house, barroom, ginmill, taphouse, measure, saloon, stripe, streak, taproom, pub

   Antonyms:
   unbar

2. barnoun

   a counter where you can obtain food or drink

   "he bought a hot dog and a coke at the bar"

   Synonyms:
   measure, taproom, stripe, streak, legal community, legal profession, saloon, cake, ginmill, barroom, prevention

   Antonyms:
   unbar

3. barnoun

   a rigid piece of metal or wood; usually used as a fastening or obstruction or weapon

   "there were bars in the windows to prevent escape"

   Synonyms:
   measure, taproom, stripe, streak, legal community, legal profession, saloon, cake, ginmill, barroom, prevention

   Antonyms:
   unbar

4. measure, barnoun

   musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats

   "the orchestra omitted the last twelve bars of the song"

   Synonyms:
   measure, standard, measuring stick, metre, quantity, meter, amount, mensuration, legal profession, measuring, taproom, criterion, streak, barroom, step, bill, prevention, measurement, saloon, beat, cake, stripe, legal community, ginmill, cadence, measuring rod, touchstone

   Antonyms:
   unbar

5. barnoun

   an obstruction (usually metal) placed at the top of a goal

   "it was an excellent kick but the ball hit the bar"

   Synonyms:
   measure, taproom, stripe, streak, legal community, legal profession, saloon, cake, ginmill, barroom, prevention

   Antonyms:
   unbar

6. prevention, barnoun

   the act of preventing

   "there was no bar against leaving"; "money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza"

   Synonyms:
   measure, taproom, stripe, streak, legal community, legal profession, saloon, cake, ginmill, barroom, prevention

   Antonyms:
   unbar

7. barnoun

   (meteorology) a unit of pressure equal to a million dynes per square centimeter

   "unfortunately some writers have used bar for one dyne per square centimeter"

   Synonyms:
   measure, taproom, stripe, streak, legal community, legal profession, saloon, cake, ginmill, barroom, prevention

   Antonyms:
   unbar

8. barnoun

   a submerged (or partly submerged) ridge in a river or along a shore

   "the boat ran aground on a submerged bar in the river"

   Synonyms:
   measure, taproom, stripe, streak, legal community, legal profession, saloon, cake, ginmill, barroom, prevention

   Antonyms:
   unbar

9. legal profession, bar, legal communitynoun

   the body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction

   "he was admitted to the bar in New Jersey"

   Synonyms:
   measure, taproom, stripe, streak, legal community, legal profession, saloon, cake, ginmill, barroom, prevention

   Antonyms:
   unbar

10. stripe, streak, barnoun

    a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background

    "a green toad with small black stripes or bars"; "may the Stars and Stripes forever wave"

    Synonyms:
    cake, prevention, legal profession, legal community, barroom, ginmill, measure, run, stripe, streak, band, taproom, chevron, stripes, grade insignia, saloon, banding

    Antonyms:
    unbar

11. cake, barnoun

    a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)

    "a bar of chocolate"

    Synonyms:
    measure, taproom, stripe, streak, legal community, legal profession, saloon, patty, cake, ginmill, barroom, prevention

    Antonyms:
    unbar

12. Browning automatic rifle, BARnoun

    a portable .30 caliber automatic rifle operated by gas pressure and fed by cartridges from a magazine; used by United States troops in World War I and in World War II and in the Korean War

    Synonyms:
    measure, taproom, stripe, streak, legal community, legal profession, saloon, cake, ginmill, barroom, prevention

    Antonyms:
    unbar

13. barnoun

    a horizontal rod that serves as a support for gymnasts as they perform exercises

    Synonyms:
    measure, taproom, stripe, streak, legal community, legal profession, saloon, cake, ginmill, barroom, prevention

    Antonyms:
    unbar

14. barnoun

    a heating element in an electric fire

    "an electric fire with three bars"

    Synonyms:
    measure, taproom, stripe, streak, legal community, legal profession, saloon, cake, ginmill, barroom, prevention

    Antonyms:
    unbar

15. barverb

    (law) a railing that encloses the part of the courtroom where the judges and lawyers sit and the case is tried

    "spectators were not allowed past the bar"

    Synonyms:
    measure, taproom, stripe, streak, legal community, legal profession, saloon, cake, ginmill, barroom, prevention

    Antonyms:
    unbar

16. bar, debar, excludeverb

    prevent from entering; keep out

    "He was barred from membership in the club"

    Synonyms:
    except, ward off, debar, leave out, fend off, block up, banish, avoid, forfend, avert, boot out, suspend, turf out, block off, shut, blockade, head off, leave off, deflect, stave off, take out, keep out, block, exclude, stop, forefend, chuck out, barricade, turn out, obviate, relegate, shut out, eject, omit

    Antonyms:
    unbar

17. barricade, block, blockade, stop, block off, block up, barverb

    render unsuitable for passage

    "block the way"; "barricade the streets"; "stop the busy road"

    Synonyms:
    debar, block up, banish, lug, cease, immobilize, seal off, relegate, obturate, hold on, give up, jam, arrest, block off, close up, end, blank out, freeze, finish, obstruct, terminate, deflect, parry, embarrass, hold back, kibosh, lay off, draw a blank, stop over, hinder, break, impede, block, shut off, forget, exclude, stop, stuff, stymy, break off, turn back, blockade, immobilise, occlude, barricade, discontinue, halt, contain, close off, barricado, choke up, intercept, stymie, quit, check

    Antonyms:
    unbar

18. banish, relegate, barverb

    expel, as if by official decree

    "he was banished from his own country"

    Synonyms:
    barricade, blockade, block up, relegate, bump, cast out, banish, classify, ban, blackball, submit, demote, break, debar, block, kick downstairs, ostracize, block off, pass on, exclude, ostracise, stop, shun

    Antonyms:
    unbar

19. barverb

    secure with, or as if with, bars

    "He barred the door"

    Synonyms:
    stop, block, exclude, relegate, banish, barricade, block up, block off, debar, blockade

    Antonyms:
    unbar

Matched Categories

1. • Automatic Rifle
   • Barrier
   • Block
   • Counter
   • Expel
   • Forbid
   • Heating Element
   • Hindrance
   • Implement
   • Law
   • Marking
   • Meteorology
   • Musical Notation
   • Obstruction
   • Pressure Unit
   • Profession
   • Ridge
   • Room
   • Secure
   • Support

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. barnoun

   Synonyms:
   obstacle, hinderance, obstruction, barrier, BARRICADE, stop, impediment

2. barnoun

   Synonyms:
   rail, railing

3. barnoun

   Synonyms:
   tribunal, judgment-seat

4. barnoun

   Synonyms:
   body of lawyers

5. barverb

   Synonyms:
   fasten with a bar

6. barverb

   Synonyms:
   hinder, obstruct, stop, prevent

7. barverb

   Synonyms:
   exclude, shut out

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. barnoun

   Synonyms:
   obstruction, barrier, impediment, obstacle, barricade, hindrance, shoal, sandbar, bank, ingot, lever, pole, rod, tribunal, judgment-seat, jimmy, betty

2. barverb

   Synonyms:
   debar, except, exclude, obstruct, restrain, hinder

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "bar":

   bars, barra, barreau, barre, rod, lawyers, barrette, rbb, helm, barristers, bass, toolbar, handrail, counsel, saloon, pub, barrister, solicitors, cantina, stroke, stand, attorneys, slash, handlebar, solicitor, colegio, lawyer, tiller, solidus, striped

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1. Harry Potter:

   From my point of view, I feel like my parents set a ridiculously high bar for me when I become a parent.

2. Sean Muldoon:

   During our time here, it was the most awarded cocktail bar in the world, that's what put us on the world stage.

3. Marc Goldwein:

   The bar for a CR is pretty low. You’re not agreeing to anything new politically; it’s a no-brainer.

4. Angelica Varela:

   The black-footed ferrets prey on prairie dogs so it was once thought that elimination programs for the dogs, considered a nuisance to farmers and ranchers, were impacting the ferret population. Now, there was a concerted effort by the state to rebuild the black-footed ferret population. On a recent day, volunteers made their way to small-town Seligman and met for training on the first night inside a rented home in a rural neighborhood that Arizona Game and Fish uses for the operation. One of those volunteers is Robert Coonrod, who bought a pick-up truck and rigged it with overhead lights specifically for the night-time searches. Robert Coonrod has been volunteering for five years. Though hes not a biologist, he enjoys helping out wildlife and found a new photography hobby while volunteering. HUNTERS TURN TO HIPSTERS TO HELP BOOST SPORTS DECLINING NUMBERS One of the volunteers is Robert Coonrod, who bought a pick-up truck and rigged it with overhead lights specifically for the night-time searches. ( Fox News) Were looking for a ferret to be outside his hole. We drive down, he gets curious, looks at the lights, you see the green eyes shine, and then its off to the races, Robert Coonrod said. Once the animalis spotted, volunteers run towardit and set up a trap. But they have to first hopscotch around prairie dog burrows that dot the landscape. Sometimes it can be very entertaining watching people run across a prairie dog colony because youre so focused on the ferret that you forget about all these holes on the ground, Holly Hicks said. Yeah, every one of us has tripped and fallen in a prairie dog hole after chasing after a ferret. ARIZONA MAN PICKED UP NEWBORN FAWN, TOOK IT TO LOCAL BAR, OFFICIALS SAY With freezing temperates on the first night of the search, around 10 of the volunteers showed up, including Arizona State Univerisity biology graduate Angelica Varela, who will soon be starting an internship with Bird Conservancy of the Rockies. With freezing temperates on the first night of the search, around 10 of the volunteers showed up( Fox News)( When I started) volunteering( for other wildlife organizations) and really getting boots on the ground and realizing the hard work that actually goes into it, its really important and its really satisfying being able to know that you had a part in helping a species, as conservation work, I mean were doing this so that eventually we dont have to keep doing it. Angelica Varela drove up from Phoenix with Angelica Varela friend, Brandi Kapos, who is an Olive Garden waitress and an Arizona State Univerisity conservation biology graduate. Shes looking to return to school to get a masters degree in Geographic Information Systems. Before Angelica Varela and Brandi Kapos got their assignment from Jennifer Cordova for the night, they said they had energy drinks and candy. Angelica Varela said Angelica Varela was pumped. With freezing temperates on the first night of the search, around 10 of the volunteers showed up, including Arizona State Univerisity biology graduates Angelica Varela and Brandi Kapos. ( Fox News) Jennifer Cordova said the goal is to get the black-footed ferret off the endangered species list. Fox News important because wildlife dont have a say -- theydont have a voice out there, Holly Hicks said. So, its people like us who manage and try to keep that voice out there and people aware. Our passion comes from a lot of places. We love animals. We want to see wildlife in the future for future generations. Only found in North America, this wild animal differs from the European pet ferrets that are domesticated. The black-footed ferret was once thought extinct until 18 were found in 1981. Since then, recovery and breeding efforts have helped the black-footed ferret population grow. I kind of feel like its our duty.

5. Joe Silverman:

   Complete the blog and get a mini-chocolate, call up all customers who would like additional IT services and buy coffee from Dunkin Donuts. Reach my daily sales goal and eat a protein bar. The key for me is to stick to these incentives. If I don't accomplish a goal, well, I don't get the reward.