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blockade

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of blockade

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 of blockade

beleaguerment, investment, leaguer, siege
Words Related to blockade

counterblockade

containment, encirclement, encompassment

confinement, insulation, isolation, quarantine, seclusion, segregation, sequestration

incarceration, internment

blockade

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of blockade

1 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 of blockade

bar, barricade, block (off), close (off), guard, wall (off)
Words Related to blockade

curtain (off), screen (off)

dike, fence, gate, hedge

bolt, lock

obstruct
Near Antonyms of blockade

reopen, unblock, unbolt
Antonyms of blockade

open, unbar
2 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 of blockade

beleaguer, besiege, invest, leaguer [archaic]
Words Related to blockade

barricade, block, cut off, dam, encircle

assail, assault, attack, beset

confine, insulate, isolate, quarantine
Phrases Synonymous with blockade

lay siege to
Near Antonyms of blockade

emancipate, free, liberate, release, rescue

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