Meaning & use
barred
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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