barring

except

With the exclusion of

• excludingLeaving something out
• saveProtect from loss
• withoutLacking or absent

unless · besides · apart from · aside from · other than · save for · excepting · failing · short of · minus

ban

Official restriction on something

• restrictionLimit on action
• embargoOfficial prohibition on trade
• injunctionCourt-ordered behavioral requirement

interdiction · moratorium · veto · sanction · exclusion · disqualification · blacklisting · proscription · forbiddance · disallowance

blockade

Sealing off a place

• impedimentThing that obstructs progress
• hindranceBarrier to progress
• roadblockObstruction across a road

barricade · obstacle · block · gate · checkpoint · fence · restraint · curb · railing · grate

• prohibitionsban, forbid, prohibition, forbidden, prohibit
• restrictionsban, bans, limits, limit, restrictions
• animal markingsspots, stripes, rings, patches, bands
• bird markingsbands, banded, spots, spotted, streaked
• exclusionsexclude, exclusion, excluding, except, exception
• fabric flawssnag, tear, hole, pilling, fray