Synonyms of blockading

blockading

verb

present participle of blockade

1

as in guarding

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

• guarding
• barricading
• closing (off)
• blocking (off)
• barring
• locking
• walling (off)
• obstructing
• screening (off)
• gating
• fencing
• hedging
• diking
• curtaining (off)
• bolting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• opening
• reopening
• unblocking
• unbolting
• unbarring

2

as in besieging

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

• besieging
• attacking
• assaulting
• encircling
• blocking
• barricading
• laying siege to
• beleaguering
• leaguering
• investing
• isolating
• assailing
• cutting off
• confining
• damming
• insulating
• besetting
• quarantining

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• releasing
• freeing
• rescuing
• liberating
• emancipating