Synonyms of bar

52 similar words

Another word for bar is pot-house. Other synonyms of bar are barroom, ginshop, pub, public house and tavern.

Synonyms and similar words for bar

barroomA room where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
ginshopA place where gin is sold; a modern-day example would be a tavern or barroom.
pub British
public houseA bar or tavern, often selling food and sometimes lodging; an inn.
tavernA restaurant or bar.
alehouseA business, such as an inn or tavern, where ale is sold; (loosely) any beerhouse.
boozer Australia, slang
drinker
drinkeryA place where alcoholic drinks are served; a public house.
gin jointA commercial establishment where alcoholic beverages are sold and consumed, especially one which is shabby or...
local BritishOne's nearest or regularly frequented public house or bar.
nineteenth holeA pub/bar where golfers go for drinks after a game of golf, usually in the clubhouse at the course.
pot-houseA business where alcoholic beverages and often food are served: a bar, a public house, a saloon, a tavern.
rummeryA bar that mainly sells rum.
saloon USA lounge bar in an English public house, contrasted with the public bar.
watering holeA bar or other local drinking establishment.
boozing ken archaicA pub; a public house; a tavern.
bousing ken archaicA pub; a public house; a tavern.
gargle-factory obsolete, slangBar, pub, a place for drinking.
groggery archaicAn establishment that sells alcoholic beverages.

measureA musical designation consisting of all notes and or rests delineated by two vertical bars; an equal and regular...

bankAn elevation under the sea; a shallow area of shifting sand, gravel, mud, and so forth.

blockTo bar (impose a ban on a person or bot, etc.) from connecting via telephone, instant messaging, etc., or from...
hinderTo delay or impede; to keep back, to prevent.
obstruct

interdict
prohibitTo forbid, disallow, or proscribe officially; to make illegal or illicit.
foreclose formalTo shut up or out; to prevent from doing something.

apart fromExcept for; besides.
barringUnless (something) happens; excepting; in the absence of.
except forWith the exception of.
exceptingWith the exception of.
excludingTo the exclusion of; not including.
other than
saveExcept; with the exception of.
apart
aside
aside from
besides
butApart from, except (for), excluding.
but for
exceptUsed to introduce an exception or qualification to something previously stated.
moduloWith due allowance for (a specified exception or particular detail).
not counting
save forWith the exception of.
saving
with the exception ofWith due allowance for (a specified detail); not including; other than.
forby British, archaic
outtake archaicExcept; besides.

noun A solid, more or less rigid object of metal or wood with a uniform cross-section smaller than its length.
noun A solid metal object with uniform (round, square, hexagonal, octagonal or rectangular) cross-section; in the US its smallest dimension is ¹⁄₄ inch or greater, a piece of thinner material being called a strip.
noun A cuboid piece of any solid commodity.

What is another word for bar?: Bar has 52 synonyms on Word.ws, such as pot-house, barroom, ginshop, pub, public house, tavern, alehouse and boozer.
What does bar mean?: Bar means a solid, more or less rigid object of metal or wood with a uniform cross-section smaller than its length.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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