Synonyms of blockades

blockades 1 of 2

noun

plural of blockade

as in sieges

the cutting off of an area by military means to stop the flow of people or supplies

it was the blockade of all the enemy's major ports that finally won the war

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sieges
• investments
• leaguers
• segregations
• sequestrations
• isolations
• counter-blockades
• insulations
• encirclements
• beleaguerments
• seclusions
• quarantines
• containments
• counterblockades
• internments
• confinements
• encompassments
• incarcerations

blockades

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of blockade

1

as in guards

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

the militant protestors blockaded the whole area around city hall

Synonyms & Similar Words

• guards
• barricades
• blocks (off)
• walls (off)
• closes (off)
• gates
• bars
• fences
• curtains (off)
• locks
• hedges
• dikes
• obstructs
• screens (off)
• bolts

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• opens
• unbars
• reopens
• unblocks
• unbolts

2

as in besieges

to surround (as a fortified place) with armed forces for the purpose of capturing or preventing commerce and communication

blockaded the city until it surrendered

Synonyms & Similar Words

• besieges
• attacks
• assaults
• barricades
• encircles
• blocks
• lays siege to
• beleaguers
• leaguers
• dams
• cuts off
• invests
• quarantines
• confines
• isolates
• assails
• besets
• insulates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• releases
• rescues
• frees
• liberates
• emancipates