GATED Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of gated

as in blockaded

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verb

past tense of gate

as in fenced

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It's designed for use in downtown areas, resorts, gated communities, beach towns and public parks. — Charles Singh, USA Today, 8 July 2026 Some teenagers will describe a location first (a fun college town, a rural, gated campus, a bustling urban environment); others might say something about size, culture, or the strength of a particular academic program. — Christopher Rim, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026 Plans call for an unlit driving range, chipping and putting areas with gated entrance. — Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 21 June 2026 The gated mansion also has a resort-style swimming pool with terraces and a pool house, a three-car garage, utility buildings, extensive storage and an exterior elevator. — Joe Marusak june 16, Charlotte Observer, 16 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for gated

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Prices have continued to decline since both sides signed an interim peace deal that agreed to reopen the blockaded Strait of Hormuz, which is used to transport around 20% of the world’s oil.

— Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Also Sunday, six people, including Bolivian Air Force officers, were killed in the crash of a light aircraft that had been conducting aerial patrols over a blockaded highway.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 June 2026

Definition of blockaded

Verb

The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art has fenced off its central plaza, beneath the spaceship-like, hovering building, reports the Los Angeles Times.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Nowhere is this dynamic more evident than the Gaza Strip, which Israel fenced in during the 1990s and has blockaded since 2007, citing security concerns and the threat of militant attacks.

— Drew Paul, The Conversation, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of fenced

Adjective

Every week, visitors arrive at the barricaded compound in the Guanacaste Peninsula to participate in highly supervised ayahuasca ceremonies.

— Claire Hoffman, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026
Some took to social media to post images of barricaded roads and ask for advice about getting around.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of barricaded

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Across the Northern Hemisphere, migratory fish such as salmon, sturgeon and shad have suffered major losses because rivers have been dammed and polluted, while many populations were heavily overfished.

— Zeb Hogan, The Conversation, 24 Mar. 2026
Legend has it that before the park was established, a young girl from a local settlement got lost in the woods in the area that later, when dammed, became Lake Fontana.

— Graham Averill, Outside, 28 Oct. 2025

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