Synonyms of barricade

barricade 1 of 2

noun

as in fence

a physical object that blocks the way

the police put up barricades to block off the parade route

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fence
• barrier
• wall
• obstacle
• hedge
• block
• chain
• hurdle
• bumper
• rampart
• roadblock
• curb
• obstruction
• interference
• let
• impediment
• hindrance
• deterrent
• inhibition
• clog
• bar
• stop
• stumbling block
• dam
• paling
• handicap
• pale
• fender
• encumbrance
• trammel
• buffer
• snag
• restraint
• cushion
• embarrassment
• crimp
• hobble
• bulwark
• shackle(s)
• constraint
• manacle
• fetter
• drag
• pad

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• door
• entrance
• gate
• entry
• doorway
• portal
• entranceway
• entryway
• gap
• pass
• break

barricade

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verb

ˈber-ə-ˌkād 

as in to guard

to disallow entry into (a place) by means of a physical barrier at the entry point

the city barricaded the flooded streets to through traffic

Synonyms & Similar Words

• guard
• blockade
• close (off)
• fence
• gate
• wall (off)
• block (off)
• bar
• curtain (off)
• lock
• screen (off)
• hedge
• obstruct
• dike
• bolt

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• open
• reopen
• unbar
• unblock
• unbolt

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of barricade

Noun

The suit includes Google images showing that there had a been a stop sign there since at least 2007, but that it had been replaced some months before the accident by a much lower temporary stop sign attached to a small road barricade. —David Garrick, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2025

No one is throwing chairs on the barricades just yet. —Pat Beall, Orlando Sentinel, 2 Mar. 2025

Verb

Then, when the court appoints a social worker to look after Tenoch while the custody hearing continues, Paloma barricades herself and her son in a Jacobson-Moore office. —Noel Murray, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2025

According to state police, Perkins barricaded himself inside the residence for about three hours. —Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 18 Feb. 2025