Meaning & use

barred

adjective·Everyday

Officially forbidden or prevented from entering a place or taking part in an activity.

See it in a sentence

The player was barred from the tournament after failing a drug test.

Journalists were barred from the courtroom during the sensitive testimony.

A note on using this word

Barred is usually followed by 'from,' and often appears in the passive, was barred, rather than as an active verb.

Words with a similar meaning

bannedexcluded

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Words with an opposite meaning

admitted

Another way to use it

2. adjective

Marked with parallel stripes or crossing lines, as a pattern or design.

The barred owl gets its name from the brown stripes across its chest and wings.

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