BARRICADED Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

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as in blockaded

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verb

past tense of barricade

as in guarded

to disallow entry into (a place) by means of a physical barrier at the entry point the city barricaded the flooded streets to through traffic

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Adjective

In the streets, the air-raid sirens scream as surging civilians surround a barricaded underground train station, trying to get the police to let them in. —

Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 9 Oct. 2024 Can more armed policing make L.A.’s transit system safer? Police arrest 47 at UC Irvine after sweeping protest camp, clearing barricaded building. —

Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2024

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The confrontation between protesters and police was sparked after the crowd swelled to 500 people or so on the afternoon of May 15, and a small group barricaded themselves inside the Physical Sciences Lecture Hall, adjacent to an encampment. —

Nathaniel Percy, Orange County Register, 16 Oct. 2024 Just a few weeks before Election Day, the Missouri case and other court challenges have barricaded several avenues for student loan relief President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris touted earlier this year. —

Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 13 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for barricaded