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See definition of barricade on Dictionary.com
  • nounblocking object
  • verbblock, usually to protect

synonyms for barricade

  • barrier
  • blockade
  • fence
  • rampart
  • roadblock
  • wall
  • bar
  • block
  • bulwark
  • obstruction
  • palisade
  • stockade
  • stop
  • blank wall
See also synonyms for: barricaded
On this page you'll find 54 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to barricade, such as: barrier, blockade, fence, rampart, roadblock, and wall.

antonyms for barricade

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  • opening
  • aid
  • help
  • allow
  • open
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How to use barricade in a sentence

After swarming through barricades, rioters forced their way inside.
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In 1971 he helped organize the May Day demonstrations in Washington, where protesters — thousands of whom were arrested — erected barricades throughout the District to voice their opposition to the war.
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Police blocked access to the court with metal barricades, and dozens of riot police lined the streets as mounted units patrolled the area.
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They should be stopped before they can do that — stopped where they are now — not at barricades that wall off our elected representatives from the people they serve.
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Farmers used tractors to tear down police barricades, and videos of police attacking protesting farmers circulated on social media.
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Footage showed someone with a shaky smartphone charging past the metal barricades surrounding the building.
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In a clever twist, police barricades — normally used to hold back protesters — keep viewers at a respectful distance from the display.
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Minutes later, the crowd surged forward, toppled barricades and overwhelmed a handful of police officers, the FBI affidavit said.
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So we locked and bolted doors and built a barricade with the desk.
I WAS IN THE CAPITOL. I WAS UNDER SIEGEEUGENE ROBINSONJANUARY 20, 2021OZY
Its barricades were breached for the first time since 1814, according to congressional historians.
THE BREACH OF THE CAPITOL SPOOKED US — AS IT SHOULD HAVEPHILIP ELLIOTTJANUARY 7, 2021TIME
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WORDS RELATED TO BARRICADE

  • barricade
  • blank wall
  • block
  • clog
  • deterrent
  • encumbrance
  • fence
  • hindrance
  • hurdle
  • impediment
  • obstacle
  • obstruction
  • pale
  • rail
  • railing
  • restraint
  • road block
  • snag
  • stop
  • stumbling block
  • traverse
  • wall
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