Barricade Synonyms and Antonyms

bărĭ-kād, bărĭ-kād
Something that impedes or prevents entry or passage
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. barrier
  2. obstacle
  3. roadblock
  4. obstruction
  5. bar
  6. block
  7. blockade
  8. blockage
  9. clog
  10. hamper
  11. hindrance
  12. hurdle
  13. impediment
  14. snag
  15. stop
  16. traverse
  17. wall
Antonyms:
  1. opening
Block, usually to protect
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. block
  2. bar
  3. blockade
  4. fortify
  5. stop
  6. obstruct
  7. barrier
  8. barricado
  9. bulwark
  10. defend
  11. fence
  12. obstruction
  13. stockade
  14. block-off
  15. wall
  16. block-up
Antonyms:
  1. open
  2. allow
A usually improvised structure set up, as across a route of access, to obstruct the passage of an enemy or opponent.
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. bulwark

Words Related to Barricade

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. help
  2. riot-police
  3. breastwork
  4. barbed-wire

Barricade Sentence Examples

  • But in any case, here was a barricade 190-207 ft.

  • The Acropolis had been dismantled as a fortress after the expulsion of Hippias; its defenders against the Persians found it necessary to erect a wooden barricade at its entrance.

  • Players can barricade doors with chairs and boxes, destroy or move cabinets and tables and interact fully with their surroundings.

  • A double row of overturned coaches made a capital barricade, with a few paving stones.

  • He said there seemed to be a " cultural barricade " around Birmingham and a reluctance to accept ideas from elsewhere.

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