Synonyms of barricaded

barricaded 1 of 2

adjective

as in blockaded

Related Words

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

Dissimilar Words

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

barricaded

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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

Parliament buildings remained barricaded and businesses were closed. — ABC News, 25 June 2026

Within minutes, crowds filled the barricaded viewing areas as Madonna played a brief set largely from her forthcoming album. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 11 June 2026

Verb

Pizzini explained that because Carol spends so much of the story barricaded inside, the home was designed with an interior atrium to preserve natural light after the windows were shuttered. — Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026

Another barricaded herself into an interior office with two other people, pulling a heavy filing cabinet in front of the door. — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026