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synonyms for blockade

  • barricade
  • closure
  • encirclement
  • restriction
  • roadblock
  • siege
  • stoppage
  • bar
  • clog
  • embolus
  • hindrance
  • impediment
  • infarct
  • infarction
  • obstacle
  • obstruction
  • snag
  • stop
  • wall
  • blank wall
On this page you'll find 73 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to blockade, such as: barricade, closure, encirclement, restriction, roadblock, and siege.

antonyms for blockade

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  • beginning
  • opening
  • start
  • advantage
  • aid
  • assistance
  • clearance
  • help
  • promotion
  • support
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How to use blockade in a sentence

Beijing imposed new tariffs and blockades on Australian imports shortly after the resolution passed, even though the scope of the investigation is much smaller than what Canberra had hoped for.
WHO TEAM INVESTIGATING THE ORIGIN OF COVID-19 WILL ENTER CHINA AFTER DELAYSEAMON BARRETTJANUARY 11, 2021FORTUNE
On a recent morning at Zhou’s third-floor walk-up apartment, he and his colleague, Ouyang Ruoyu, took out their phones to demonstrate the blockade.
CHINESE CENSORSHIP INVADES THE U.S. VIA WECHATJEANNE WHALENJANUARY 7, 2021WASHINGTON POST
Apple is hoping to remove enough critics that they can get away with their blockade on competition.
APPLE CUTS SOME APP STORE FEES, BUT CRITICS CALL IT A PLOY TO AVOID REGULATIONREED ALBERGOTTINOVEMBER 18, 2020WASHINGTON POST
Facing a blockade similar to what TikTok and WeChat now face, ZTE cut a deal.
IT’S GETTING HARDER FOR TECH COMPANIES TO BRIDGE THE US-CHINA DIVIDEAMY NORDRUMSEPTEMBER 21, 2020MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW
It was the longest internet blockade ever in the democratic world.
PODCAST: HOW A 135-YEAR-OLD LAW LETS INDIA SHUTDOWN THE INTERNETANTHONY GREENSEPTEMBER 2, 2020MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW
President Lincoln had declared a blockade of the Southern ports as soon as the war had started.
HALLOWED HERITAGE: THE LIFE OF VIRGINIADOROTHY M. TORPEY
The tumbled masses of slate-stratum fallen over one another was a proof that the blockade had been recently made.
BLACK DIAMONDSMR JKAI
The sea trade of the country had been destroyed by the vigorous blockade which the Dutch ships of war maintained along the coast.
BELGIUMGEORGE W. T. (GEORGE WILLIAM THOMSON) OMOND
This outbreak led to a joint British and German blockade, which seriously hampered trade operations.
ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA, 11TH EDITION, VOLUME 4, PART 3VARIOUS
This paper blockade was the challenge which called forth the Berlin Decree from Napoleon.
THE LIFE OF NAPOLEON BONAPARTEWILLIAM MILLIGAN SLOANE
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WORDS RELATED TO BLOCKADE

  • barricade
  • block
  • blockade
  • bolt
  • caulk
  • clog
  • close
  • dam
  • deadbolt
  • dike
  • fasten
  • fence
  • jam
  • latch
  • lock
  • plug
  • seal
  • secure
  • trammel
  • wall
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.