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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The owners of Davis Mortuary in Pueblo have been arrested, accused in connection with the investigation that was sparked by last year's discovery of decomposing bodies behind a barricaded door at the mortuary. — Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 25 June 2026 Deputies arrested Alexander Barrios Ozorio Walfre at 4522 Sunnyside Drive after reports of a barricaded person who threatened a neighbor with a gun, the sheriff’s office said in a news release. — Natalia Jaramillo, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2026

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When officers arrived, her son reportedly barricaded himself inside the apartment using furniture to block the door. — Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 June 2026 Farmington Hills police allege that Nikollbibaj barricaded himself in a bedroom before he was arrested. — Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 4 July 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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