Synonyms for
Barrier
Definition
a fence or other obstacle that prevents movement or access
Synonyms & similar words
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Antonyms
Common collocations
- physical barrier
- language barrier
- trade barrier
- psychological barrier
- raise a barrier
- break down a barrier
- overcome a barrier
Word family
Usage note
A barrier is something that prevents movement or access. It can be physical, like a wall, or abstract, like a language barrier.
Example sentences
- The barrier on the highway kept us safe from the construction.
- The barrier around the garden kept the deer from eating the plants.
- The language barrier made it difficult for them to communicate.
- The sound barrier is the limit to how fast sound can travel.
- The barrier reef protects the island from the ocean's waves.
Quotes
We must break through the barriers of fear before we can begin to create.
A barrier is of ideas, not of things.
The only barriers that exist are those you create.