BARRICADE Synonyms: 71 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

Definition of barricade

as in fence

a physical object that blocks the way the police put up barricades to block off the parade route

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verb

ˈber-ə-ˌkād

as in to guard

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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Noun

Those navigating the police barricade must show a QR code, which involves rolling down the tinted window to prove they’ve been invited to the wedding. — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 4 July 2026 She was forced to wait until the next morning, when shooting stopped, to find a motorcycle taxi driver willing to navigate around barricades and checkpoints to reach the maternity hospital. — Tirana Hassan, Time, 26 June 2026

Verb

Farmington Hills police say the approximately 33-year-old suspect barricaded himself in a bedroom. — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 30 June 2026 The hospital was put into a lockdown, forcing employees to barricade themselves in rooms as law enforcement cleared each floor, Mayor John Carney said at a news conference. — Danny E Freeman, CNN Money, 16 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for barricade

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Noun

The first batter Barnes faced, Jonah Heim, deposited a 444-foot home run on the roof of the Dodgers’ clubhouse beyond the center-field fence.

— Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
According to Frank Lands, deputy director of operations for the park service, roughly 70 fence post tops were also thrown into the pool.

— Marco Gacina, NBC news, 2 July 2026

Definition of fence

Verb

Diving for loose balls, boxing out, guarding whoever Steve Kerr told him to, and occasionally making a basket.

— Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 6 July 2026
Chiefs guard Trey Smith is not the only member of his family currently in the NFL, as his sister Ashley has a role in the league office.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 6 July 2026

Definition of guard

Noun

The laminate reinforces the glass to create a shatter-resistant barrier, preventing shards of glass from flying out during extreme weather.

— Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
Staffers wheeled the barriers over from the adjacent University of Washington baseball complex.

— Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 4 July 2026

Definition of barrier

Noun

Originally more than 22,965 feet long, the ancient walls wind over the hillsides, offering stunning views of the Dalmatian countryside and the 4,000-year-old salt pans below.

— Tia Lovisa Moreira, Travel + Leisure, 2 July 2026
On the walls, black-and-white printouts of newspaper articles, magazines and book pages looked like they were plucked from a Pinterest board on scrapbooking.

— Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026

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