/ Thesaurus / B Synonyms of barbed wire Find synonyms for: Noun1. barbed wire, barbwire, wireusage: strong wire with barbs at regular intervals used to prevent passageWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: pugilist Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language