unlocking, opening, unsealing, unfastening, unbolting, unlatching, releasing, freeing, unshutting, unblocking
excluding - excepting - except for - apart from - aside from - save for - other than - with the exception of but for - short of - outside of - leaving out - omitting - discounting - not counting - not including - without
Barring is a term that means to exclude or prevent something from happening except under certain conditions. It is used to indicate the exclusion of something unless a specific event or condition occurs. The term is often used in legal, contractual, or formal writing to make exceptions clear.