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barred

4.1

Prevented from entering or leaving by a barrier

adjective
/bɑrd/

: bloqueado

They discovered a barred entrance that had been locked for years.
barred door

Cox is saying is true, but he's time barred means it's been more than one year.

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Examples

I believe Eco Health Alliance is now barred from being able to get future grants.

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Senator, should members of Congress be barred from trading stocks?
Important posts are barred to us in all professions.
The barred door of Paul's cell flies open.

Fiction book (1996)
Soon they came to a heavily barred door, whose steel lock was inscribed with passages from the Book of Law.

Fiction book (1991)
The barred gate prevented anyone from entering the restricted area.
She stood in front of the barred window, unable to escape her confinement.

Synonyms

off-limits

vsbarred

102 4.6

Not allowed to enter, use, or talk about

is similar but often involves a physical barrier or restriction

gated

vsbarred

23 4.1

Has a closed entrance that only chosen people can enter

focuses on general prevention, not only selective access control

boxed in

vsbarred

3 6.3

Unable to do things freely because of limits like walls or rules

is a broader prevention that may not involve tight enclosure

blockaded

vsbarred

7.2

Unable to enter or leave because barriers block the way, often by force

is a general restriction, not always violent or official

barricaded

vsbarred

5.5

Barriers block a place so people cannot enter or leave

may be caused by rules or other nonphysical restrictions

blocked

vsbarred

1.7

Closed so nothing can pass through, for example a nose or road

describes prevention often by a barrier or rule, not only closure

obstructed

vsbarred

4.6

Blocked so movement, view, or access is difficult

is about clear prevention usually by a barrier or limit

banned

vsbarred

1.1

Not allowed by law or by people in charge

often means prevented physically or by barriers rather than law alone

disqualified

vsbarred

3.9

A person who cannot take part in a competition or event because they broke rules

refers to being prevented from entry or action by barriers or limits

Antonyms

open

∞ 1.0

Not closed so people or things can go through

Idioms

no holds barred

Informal

9 6.5

To act with no rules or limits, often in a very direct way

Compounds

barred owl

1 7.8

A large owl from eastern North America with brown stripes on its chest

black-barred

6.4

Marked with black stripes across the body, like on birds or fish

barred pickerel

9.4

A small lively fish with dark stripes found on the Atlantic coast

How Blocked

forbidden

96 3.2

blocked

1.7

barred

4.1

restricted

18 3.9

limited

97 1.9

Surface Forms

barred positive

Morphology

barred = bar (transparent) = bar + ed

Direct adjectival use of the past participle of the verb 'bar' meaning 'to prevent'; learners who know 'bar' should readily infer 'barred' as prevented.

Etymology

The word barred comes from the idea of a bar, a long rod or beam used to close a door. So if you are 'barred' from a place, someone has put a bar in the way to stop you from entering.