Hypernyms for "barrier"
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balusters
balustrade
banister
bannister
bar
barricade
blood-brain barrier
breakwater
bulwark
crash barrier
curtain
dam
dike
dyke
fence
fencing
fender
grate
grating
groin
groyne
handrail
hurdle
ideological barrier
jetty
language barrier
mole
movable barrier
rail
railing
revetment
roadblock
seawall
starting gate
starting stall
wing
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.