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barriers

NOUN

obstruction

Synonyms

STRONGEST

barricade blockade boundary fence hurdle impediment limit obstacle railing roadblock wall

STRONG

bar bound confines curtain ditch enclosure fortification gully moat palisade rampart stop trench

WEAK

blank wall pale

Antonyms

STRONGEST

assistance help opening

STRONG

open

NOUN

obstruction to goal

Synonyms

STRONGEST

difficulty drawback hindrance hurdle impediment obstacle restraint restriction stumbling block

STRONG

bar check encumbrance limitation preventive

WEAK

pale

Antonyms

STRONGEST

advantage aid assistance benefit freedom help

WEAK

opening

Example Sentences

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Jack Feng, external affairs vice president for UCLA’s Graduate Students Assn., voiced support but said barriers persist for graduate, out-of-state, international and mid-career students.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

Congress tried again in 2016 to address the barriers to data sharing and ensure accountability, but it wasn’t enough.

From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026

Images circulating on social media showed the truck performing a wheelie before swerving off the track and crashing into the barriers separating the public from the track.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

In many cases, the barriers are still there, but little or no roadwork has happened.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

And we all stood there, looking at one another, keeping up these little barriers between us.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier