barring

preposition

bar·​ring ˈbär-iŋ 

: excluding by exception : excepting

… they knew that, barring a miracle, they would never be able to save the large cash outlay required …

—Warner Olivier

Synonyms

• apart from
• aside from
• bar
• beside
• besides
• but
• except
• excepting
• except for
• excluding
• exclusive of
• other than
• outside
• outside of
• save
• saving

Examples of barring in a Sentence

No one, barring the magician himself, knows how the trick is done.

we'll be there, barring rain or some other unexpected problem

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

barring

preposition

bar·​ring ˈbär-iŋ 

1

: with the exception of

barring none

2

: apart from the possibility of

will be there on time, barring accidents