BARRICADES Synonyms: 71 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of barricade

as in barriers

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

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barricades

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verb

present tense third-person singular of barricade

as in guards

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

Do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth. — Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 14 June 2026 Ahead of the storm, police prepared boats and set up barricades in flood-prone areas. — CBS News, 19 June 2026 Police and volunteers were everywhere, as were cones and barricades. — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 21 June 2026 Funniest moment from the parade Knicks reserve guard Tyler Kolek got off the buses and wanted to go have a moment with the fans standing at the barricades. — Zach Harper, New York Times, 19 June 2026 Last year, the NPS fenced off the fountain, but after community opposition, the barricades were taken down. — Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 19 June 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 Police adjust barricades at a security checkpoint at Nassau Street and Maiden Lane. — Amina Kilpatrick, NBC news, 19 June 2026 Security is ramping up Amidst the barricades already set up, additional officers, units and tactical personnel are expected around the venue. — Bryan West, USA Today, 2 July 2026

Verb

The vigilante gets to Tappen and barricades the two of them in a hospital room, where a vicious brawl ensues. — Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 2 May 2026 To keep her family at bay, Alexandra barricades herself in her Brooklyn brownstone with enough Molotov cocktails to blow up the whole block. — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026 Masahiro Motoki — the Oscar-winning star of Departures — plays a lord who rebels against warlord Oda Nobunaga and barricades himself inside Arioka Castle, only to face a string of unsolved murders within its walls. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 18 Mar. 2026

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Noun

Sacramento Regional Transit, according to the grand jury, did not consult with the MAC or conduct tests before installing the barriers, which met ADA requirements, on 71 buses.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026
When those barriers fall, the gap in health outcomes will begin to close.

— Russell Cox, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

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The 6-foot-9 Haugh stretches defenses with his shooting, attacks the rim, thrives in transition and guards multiple positions.

— Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 June 2026
The Wolverines signed two other top-50 prospects in forwards Quinn Costello and Lincoln Cosby, plus guards Joseph Hartman and Malachi Brown and center Marcus Moller, a 7-foot-3 prospect from Denmark.

— Austin Meek, New York Times, 23 June 2026

Definition of guards

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Slow, sectional removal is best for large shrubs near structures to prevent damage to patios, fences, or foundations.

— Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 5 July 2026
Often that means fences and other structures, but plants can also play a key role in a more secluded space.

— Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 3 July 2026

Definition of fences

Noun

The room, its walls expensively craquelure'd to resemble fractured eggshells, its pale taffeta curtains billowing in the chill English breeze, is more Hollywood boudoir than office.

— Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 5 July 2026
Clean Grease Prints Similar to oil stains on clothes, chalk can also remove grease prints from doors, cabinets, walls, and other surfaces.

— Emily Benda Gaylord, The Spruce, 5 July 2026

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