PICKETS Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

pickets 1 of 2

noun

plural of picket

as in guards

a person or group that watches over someone or something set out a picket to watch the camp

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verb

present tense third-person singular of picket

as in walls

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Recent Examples of pickets

Noun

Park rangers and mountain guides install and maintain snow pickets — which are used to help build anchors for extra protection on areas like steep slopes — between the high camp and Denali Pass, the park has said. — Becky Bohrer, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026 Park rangers and mountain guides install and maintain snow pickets — which are used to help build anchors for extra protection on areas like steep slopes — between the high camp and Denali Pass, the park says. — Becky Bohrer, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026 But people managed to hold small pickets in a few cities. — ABC News, 9 Apr. 2026 If not, pickets at school sites and another rally will follow Friday. — Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 5 Mar. 2026 Or are the neighbor's dogs enjoying the gap between two pickets? — Josh Kelly, Oklahoman, 16 Jan. 2026 According to the organization's strike map on its website, there are no strikes or pickets planned in Michigan. — Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 13 Nov. 2025 Baristas at Starbucks cafes across the country are holding pickets this week as part of a collective push for a union contract, and Phoenix workers are joining in. — Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 28 Oct. 2025 Where will Starbucks Workers United hold rallies and pickets? — Mike Snider, Louisville Courier Journal, 27 Oct. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pickets

Noun

While rookie right tackle Monroe Freeling held up pretty well, Panthers reserve guards Chandler Zavala and Brady Christensen got beaten up inside.

— Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 16 Aug. 2026
McEnroe’s testimony is particularly important, Sullivan explained, because while some of the other eyewitnesses were MSG guards or had been employed by MSG at some point, McEnroe had no such ties to the defendant.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of guards

Noun

The encounter fortunately ended without anyone being injured, but Parks Canada wardens were able to identify the hikers after the video was posted online and racked up millions of views.

— Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 26 July 2026
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department — Game wardens, rescue boat teams and helicopters with hoist capability to assist with water rescues.

— Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 14 July 2026

Definition of wardens

Noun

Zuckerberg is referencing OpenAI and Anthropic, which operate on the premise that hyper-smart AI is both inevitable and apocalyptic—and therefore safe only in the hands of the wisest custodians (themselves).

— Will Oremus, The Atlantic, 12 Aug. 2026
Two school custodians have been found shot dead in a Chicago elementary school, according to Chicago ABC station WLS.

— David Brennan, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of custodians

Noun

The law requires districts developing their policies to obtain input from teachers’ representatives, administrators and parents or guardians.

— Kavin Bendre, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
The legislation calls for children who need to contact their parents or guardians to use a school phone.

— Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of guardians

Noun

In the film, robotic sentinels have been constructed to kill all mutants and any humans harboring them.

— Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026
Here and there, fire, wind, and flood would have broken the forest into a mosaic of old and new, grass and forest, shrubs and sentinels.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 June 2026

Definition of sentinels

Noun

In humans, traits such as neuroticism and recklessness appear to have some evolutionary basis—emerging perhaps to provide our species with sentries who alerted us to threats, and with explorers who led the way to new food sources.

— Vann R. Newkirk II, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026
Finally, unable to stand down the household guard on her own, Alicent confesses her scheme to Helaena, who orders the sentries on the ramparts to hold fire when Rhaenyra flies in on Syrax.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 29 June 2026

Definition of sentries

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