unbarricaded

Examples

• All

• How ironic, I thought; the overpass was unbarricaded, nothing to prevent me from throwing myself under the churning legs of a passing runner.

  Fiction book (1990)

• The park was unbarricaded, making it easy for children to run and play.

• So we like unbarricaded it and we walk in.

• When opportunities are presented, instructors may point out how important it is to notice the cane information by pointing out any severe, unbarricaded drop-offs or holes that they pass.

  Academic text (2010)

• The unbarricaded entrance allowed anyone to access the building freely.

Synonyms

U

unprotected

vsunbarricaded

28 2.9

Not safe from harm

focuses on physical openness and vulnerability rather than general lack of defence

U

unguarded

vsunbarricaded

11 5.2

Not watched or protected so someone can take it

means being physically open and therefore more likely to be harmed

U

unshielded

vsunbarricaded

• Specialized

1 6.6

Not covered or protected, for example a wire without a metal case

is open in general and vulnerable beyond technical equipment protection

U

ungated

vsunbarricaded

1 4.4

Open without a gate so people or sound can pass freely

is open and therefore more vulnerable rather than just accessible

U

unenclosed

vsunbarricaded

1 5.5

An open space that has no fence or wall around it

is open and more exposed to danger rather than merely uncontained

U

unfenced

vsunbarricaded

1 5.3

An area not surrounded by a fence

is open and more vulnerable rather than only lacking that boundary

U

unwalled

vsunbarricaded

1 4.9

Open to the outside without walls

is open and more exposed to risk, not only missing walls

U

uninsulated

vsunbarricaded

1 5.5

Exposed to problems from outside without protection for people or things

is open and exposed more to harm, not only lacking separation

U

unhampered

vsunbarricaded

1 5.3

Free to move or act without being stopped

describes openness that also implies risk, not merely freedom of movement

U

unbarred

vsunbarricaded

5.8

A door or gate that has no bars

is open and therefore more vulnerable to intrusion or harm

U

unconfined

vsunbarricaded

4.7

Without walls or edges, things move freely

is open but also highlights susceptibility to external harm

Antonyms

C

closed

3 1.0

Shut so people cannot go in or see

P

protected

1 2.0

Kept safe from harm or danger

B

barricaded

5.5

Barriers block a place so people cannot enter or leave

How Protected

fortified

5.1

barricaded

5.5

guarded

4.9

open

∞ 1.0

unbarricaded

7.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology