Synonyms of barricaded

barricaded 1 of 2

adjective

as in blockaded

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blockaded
• blocked
• congested
• closed
• choked
• obstructed
• clogged
• stopped (up)
• impassable
• dammed
• jammed
• stuffed
• impassible
• plugged (up)
• unpassable
• unnegotiable

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• navigable
• cleared
• passable
• open
• negotiable
• clear
• unobstructed
• free
• unclosed
• unstopped
• unclogged

barricaded

2 of 2

verb

past tense of barricade

as in guarded

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

• guarded
• blockaded
• closed (off)
• barred
• blocked (off)
• locked
• walled (off)
• fenced
• gated
• screened (off)
• obstructed
• hedged
• diked
• curtained (off)
• bolted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• opened
• reopened
• unbarred
• unbolted
• unblocked

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of barricaded

Adjective

Advertisement For hours on Friday afternoon, hopeful evacuees rushed to barricaded roads only to be frustrated and confused when they were given no access. —Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025

If parents could bypass law enforcement and get to their child's classroom, the entrance would be locked and barricaded, with teachers having strict instructions not to open the door for anyone. —Adam Coughran, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024

Verb

DiFusco barricaded himself in his rental unit and was armed with at least three guns, authorities said. —Louis Casiano, Fox News, 29 Nov. 2024

Police vehicles barricaded the streets surrounding the monument, with a flashing sea of blue lights nearby. —Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024