barricaded

Examples

• All

• So when Cortez gets back, he finds Alvarado and his men barricaded into their compound and the Aztecs are all over it.

  Danny Jones

• After the retreat to the King's barricaded APT, a chaotic fight ensued.

• So when you get to the award show, you like you drive up, you walk down the little barricaded place or whatever, and then you wait in line at the red carpet of step and repeat.

• The protesters barricaded the entrance to the building to prevent anyone from entering.

• During the demonstration, police barricaded the main road to keep the crowds contained.

Synonyms

I

impenetrable

vsbarricaded

19 7.3

Not possible to enter or go through

has same final effect but key implies a deliberate barrier, not sheer impossibility

C

closed-in

vsbarricaded

14 4.1

A space surrounded on all sides and not open to the outside

is like that but the key stresses a constructed barrier preventing movement

C

closed

vsbarricaded

3 1.0

Shut so people cannot go in or see

is broader, while the key focuses on physical barriers stopping exit or entry

B

boxed in

vsbarricaded

3 6.3

Unable to do things freely because of limits like walls or rules

is similar but key emphasizes an outside barrier blocking entry or exit

B

blockaded

vsbarricaded

7.2

Unable to enter or leave because barriers block the way, often by force

is similar but emphasizes any barrier, not only official force

B

barred

vsbarricaded

4.1

Prevented from entering or leaving by a barrier

is like that but covers broader blocking types, not only barriers

W

to walled

vsbarricaded

4.1

To build a wall around something to protect or separate it

is similar but can use any barrier, not only built walls

B

blocked

vsbarricaded

1.7

Closed so nothing can pass through, for example a nose or road

means the same but highlights a barrier that blocks entry and exit

O

obstructed

vsbarricaded

4.6

Blocked so movement, view, or access is difficult

is like that but often implies a clear complete barrier preventing entry

O

occluded

vsbarricaded

• Specialized

8.0

Stopped so nothing can pass through, like a pipe or a blood vessel

is similar but more about external barriers preventing people moving in or out

C

confined

vsbarricaded

3.7

Kept in one small space and unable to leave

is similar but the key highlights an active barrier stopping exit

Antonyms

A

accessible

280 3.9

A place, thing, or service that you can reach and use easily

How Blocked

impenetrable

19 7.3

sealed

2.5

barricaded

5.5

obstructed

4.6

open

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology