Synonyms of blockaded

blockaded 1 of 2

adjective

as in blocked

Related Words

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

Dissimilar Words

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

blockaded

2 of 2

verb

past tense of blockade

1

as in guarded

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• opened
• reopened
• unbarred
• unbolted
• unblocked

2

as in besieged

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

• besieged
• attacked
• encircled
• assaulted
• beleaguered
• barricaded
• laid siege to
• blocked
• leaguered
• invested
• isolated
• cut off
• assailed
• confined
• dammed
• beset
• quarantined
• insulated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• freed
• liberated
• released
• rescued
• emancipated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of blockaded

Adjective

Goldman Sachs estimated that Qatar could see its GDP plunge by 14%, citing its lack of alternative export channels to the blockaded Strait of Hormuz. —Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 29 Apr. 2026

Australia, which relies directly or indirectly on the blockaded Strait of Hormuz for much of its energy imports, has halved fuel taxes and encouraged the use of public transportation amid soaring gas prices. —Kevin Collier, NBC news, 2 Apr. 2026

Cable news anchors pontificated on the possible environmental toll were the Al Salmi’s cargo of two million barrels of crude discharged into the blockaded Strait of Hormuz. —Charlie Campbell, Time, 1 Apr. 2026

London — The world, hungry for oil, got a modest reprieve earlier this month when Saudi Arabia began diverting millions of barrels of crude —ordinarily destined for ships transiting the blockaded Strait of Hormuz — to its Red Sea port of Yanbu. —Anna Cooban, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2026

Verb

That blockaded chokepoint has sent energy prices and overall inflation soaring worldwide in recent months. —Tristan Bove, Fortune, 17 June 2026

Gang federations such as the G9, for example, has blockaded access to ports and restricted access to gasoline and diesel supplies, while other groups, including the 5 Segonn gang, have periodically blocked access to the private Port Lafito. —Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 10 June 2026

For more than a week, the country’s teacher’s union has blockaded roads and toppled World Cup statues in an annual push to win better working conditions. —ABC News, 10 June 2026

Iran has blockaded Hormuz since early March, choking off the oil and gas exports of the UAE and the other Gulf Arab producers. —Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 20 May 2026

The socialist coalition has blockaded key roads in and around La Paz, refusing even to let emergency vehicles pass. —Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 20 May 2026

Iran has continued to restrict traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, and the United States has blockaded the country’s ports. —Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 11 May 2026

Iran has effectively blockaded the Strait of Hormuz for the vast majority of vessels for more than six weeks — a previously unthinkable scenario for a waterway that ordinarily carries about a fifth of global oil and natural gas supplies and a third of the world’s urea fertilizer exports. —Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2026

The Strait of Hormuz remains blockaded Central to the negotiations is Iran’s control of the Strait of Hormuz, a choke point that, if left blockaded, could continue driving oil prices higher and further destabilizing global energy markets. —Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026