Synonyms of barricaded

barricaded 1 of 2

adjective

as in blockaded

Related Words

• blockaded
• blocked
• congested
• closed
• choked
• obstructed
• clogged
• stopped (up)
• impassable
• dammed
• jammed
• stuffed
• plugged (up)
• unpassable
• unnegotiable

Dissimilar Words

• navigable
• cleared
• passable
• open
• negotiable
• clear
• unobstructed
• free
• unclosed
• unstopped
• unclogged

barricaded

2 of 2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• guarded
• blockaded
• closed (off)
• barred
• blocked (off)
• locked
• walled (off)
• fenced
• gated
• screened (off)
• obstructed
• hedged
• diked
• curtained (off)
• bolted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• opened
• reopened
• unbarred
• unbolted
• unblocked

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of barricaded

Adjective

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

With officers initially unable to determine what had happened inside, police backed away, established a perimeter and treated the home as a barricaded situation. — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Verb

As a woman inside walked out to agents in the garage, prosecutors say Dowen barricaded himself upstairs and weighed his options. — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 26 Aug. 2026

Ruby Ridge is where white separatist Randy Weaver barricaded himself, his family, and a friend in a remote Idaho cabin after refusing to appear in court on federal weapons charges. — Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2026