BARRICADING Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

barricading

verb

present participle of barricade

as in guarding

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

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Recent Examples of barricading Authorities are investigating an untimely death connected to an incident that began with someone barricading themself in New Haven over the weekend. —

Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2026 Town officials eventually stopped paying the fee and tribal officials threatened, but ultimately backed away, from barricading the roads again in early 2025. —

Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 19 Feb. 2026 The long procession of protestors placed prayer ribbons on the fence barricading crowds from the building. —

Ashley Grams, CBS News, 15 Feb. 2026 The three individuals then ran back into the apartment building, barricading themselves inside, the agency said. —

Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 15 Jan. 2026 The trailer wastes little time establishing its pressure-cooker premise, quickly barricading five teenagers inside their high school as their hometown collapses into chaos. —

Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 14 Jan. 2026 He was arrested after barricading himself inside the apartment and a subsequent struggle with police. —

Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 2 Jan. 2026 The cacophony of gunfire that hit the three victims and shattered a glass railing overlooking the ground floor sent hundreds of shoppers fleeing into nearby stores, squeezing into tiny storage rooms and barricading themselves with cardboard boxes full of merchandise. —

Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 3 Dec. 2025 Garcia again rammed officers’ cars and sped off before fleeing on foot and barricading himself inside his apartment, ICE said. —

Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 8 Nov. 2025

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The soldiers would have stayed as sentries before and after the performance, symbolically guarding the legacy of Taiwan’s founder.

— Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 13 Mar. 2026
In Bridges’ defense, he is routinely tasked with guarding the opposing team’s most dangerous perimeter scorer — a role that naturally comes with an offensive trade-off.

— Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2026