BARRICADED Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of barricaded

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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Wilton Manors police arrested a man at an apartment complex after an armed robbery call escalated into a barricaded standoff on Thursday evening, officials say. — Ana Maria Soler, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026 Police respond to the area of 15th Street and Beach Boulevard, near the courthouse and civic center, to a barricaded suspect believed to be armed on Wednesday, August 12, 2026 in Westminster. — Sydney Barragan, Oc Register, 12 Aug. 2026

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SsangYong called in strikebreakers, but the workers fought them off and barricaded themselves on the roof of the factory. — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026 Jantar Mantar was barricaded, while anti-riot vehicles equipped with tear gas launchers were stationed along key routes. — Sheikh Saaliq, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for barricaded

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Prices have continued to decline since both sides signed an interim peace deal that agreed to reopen the blockaded Strait of Hormuz, which is used to transport around 20% of the world’s oil.

— Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Also Sunday, six people, including Bolivian Air Force officers, were killed in the crash of a light aircraft that had been conducting aerial patrols over a blockaded highway.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 June 2026

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While official passenger manifests and exact arrival times were closely guarded, local sources indicated the inaugural cohort consisted largely of South American nationals.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026
The Vatican has for centuries zealously guarded the pope's health and has often sent out confusing information, or none at all, about papal illnesses.

— CBS News, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026

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