GATED Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of gated

as in blockaded

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gated

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verb

past tense of gate

as in fenced

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Recent Examples of gated

Adjective

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 The gated community is near Florida’s Turnpike and Northwest 74th Street and the home is off 111th Court and 72nd Terrace. — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 3 June 2026 Access it from the Missouri side via Riverview Drive, where Chain of Rocks Park, with a pavilion and gated parking, opened in 2024. — Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 12 Apr. 2026 This would obviously provide the biggest benefits to owners of pricey McMansions in gated communities, which could see tax breaks tax savings up to thousands of dollars per household. — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for gated

Recent Examples of Synonyms for gated

Adjective

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

Pools should also be securely fenced to help prevent dogs and children from accidentally falling in when no one is watching.

— Lauren Paige Richeson, USA Today, 29 July 2026
Part of the reserve is being fenced and the number of rangers has increased to protect the animals from poachers.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 July 2026

Definition of fenced

Adjective

Police said officers responding to a barricaded suspect in Portland's Old Town neighborhood were unavailable when roughly a dozen 911 calls began coming in about the naked man at Waterfront Park.

— Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 15 July 2026
Parliament buildings remained barricaded and businesses were closed.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 June 2026

Definition of barricaded

Adjective

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