debar
Shut someone out
To debar is to officially exclude or bar someone from something—a privilege, a place, or an activity: He was debarred from practicing law.
The word carries formal weight, typically appearing in legal or institutional contexts where someone is prevented from participation by authority rather than physical obstacle.
Officially send away
- exileBanishment from homeland
- deportExpel from a country
- expelRemove forcibly from membership
- evictRemove from property legally
oust · remove · dismiss · dispossess · expatriate · extradite · cast out · drive out
Official restriction on something
- shut outPrevent all scoring
- keep outPrevent entry
- excludeBar from participation
- blackballExclude by negative vote
ostracize · freeze out · lock out · expel · eject · oust · turn away · blacklist
Declare unfit to compete
- rule outEliminate as option
- invalidateMake null or void
- suspendHalt or hang temporarily
- revokeOfficially cancel authorization
annul · void · cancel · rescind · nullify · overrule · reject · strike off
banish
Officially send away
evict · oust · remove · dismiss · dispossess · expatriate · extradite · cast out · drive out · send away
ban
Official restriction on something
blackball · ostracize · freeze out · lock out · expel · eject · oust · turn away · blacklist · cold-shoulder
disqualify
Declare unfit to compete
- rule outEliminate as option
- invalidateMake null or void
- suspendHalt or hang temporarily
revoke · annul · void · cancel · rescind · nullify · overrule · reject · strike off · unseat
forbid
Declare not allowed
- prohibitFormally disallow
- proscribeOfficially forbid something
- interdictAuthoritative prohibition order
outlaw · veto · enjoin · taboo · disallow · ban · block · prevent · stop · preclude
block
Solid mass, or impede
hinder · thwart · stymie · forestall · check · inhibit · stall · intercept · curtail · restrict