BLOCKADED Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in blocked

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verb

past tense of blockade

as in guarded

to disallow entry into (a place) by means of a physical barrier at the entry point the militant protestors blockaded the whole area around city hall

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as in besieged

to surround (as a fortified place) with armed forces for the purpose of capturing or preventing commerce and communication blockaded the city until it surrendered

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Adjective

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, 21 June 2026 Goldman Sachs estimated that Qatar could see its GDP plunge by 14%, citing its lack of alternative export channels to the blockaded Strait of Hormuz. — Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 29 Apr. 2026 Australia, which relies directly or indirectly on the blockaded Strait of Hormuz for much of its energy imports, has halved fuel taxes and encouraged the use of public transportation amid soaring gas prices. — Kevin Collier, NBC news, 2 Apr. 2026 Cable news anchors pontificated on the possible environmental toll were the Al Salmi’s cargo of two million barrels of crude discharged into the blockaded Strait of Hormuz. — Charlie Campbell, Time, 1 Apr. 2026 London — The world, hungry for oil, got a modest reprieve earlier this month when Saudi Arabia began diverting millions of barrels of crude —ordinarily destined for ships transiting the blockaded Strait of Hormuz — to its Red Sea port of Yanbu. — Anna Cooban, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2026

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Iran’s proxies in the region, the Houthis, have since blockaded another strait – the Bab-al-Mandeb – challenging Saudi Arabia’s ability to export oil through that alternate route. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026 During the early nineteen-eighties, when Paul Volcker, the chair of the Federal Reserve, raised interest rates to twenty per cent in the face of rampant inflation, furious farmers blockaded the Fed’s headquarters with their tractors. — John Cassidy, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026 Yanbu, Saudi Arabia’s main Red Sea oil port, has become a key route for Saudi oil skirting the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has blockaded. — Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 26 July 2026 Meanwhile, Lord Corlys Velaryon and his fleet have the city blockaded, while Team Black commands from Dragonstone and Daemon battles in the Riverlands and Aemond broods on the throne, which he’s taken from his maimed brother. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026 The Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping route for the region’s oil and gas, was effectively blockaded since the outbreak of war between the United States and Iran in late February. — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 25 June 2026 That blockaded chokepoint has sent energy prices and overall inflation soaring worldwide in recent months. — Tristan Bove, Fortune, 17 June 2026 Gang federations such as the G9, for example, has blockaded access to ports and restricted access to gasoline and diesel supplies, while other groups, including the 5 Segonn gang, have periodically blocked access to the private Port Lafito. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 10 June 2026 For more than a week, the country’s teacher’s union has blockaded roads and toppled World Cup statues in an annual push to win better working conditions. — ABC News, 10 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for blockaded

Adjective

Police said officers responding to a barricaded suspect in Portland's Old Town neighborhood were unavailable when roughly a dozen 911 calls began coming in about the naked man at Waterfront Park.

— Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 15 July 2026
Parliament buildings remained barricaded and businesses were closed.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 June 2026

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He’s been closely guarded and closed off from the world since, as Russia has sought to secure a relationship with the new regime led by President Ahmed al Sharaa.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 11 Aug. 2026
Minamoto Yoshitsune was a strategist who went to hell and took it over, defeating the Oni who guarded hell.

— Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of guarded

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And yet, besieged by the same afflictions of greed, self-interest and a comical inability to work together, horse racing is doing its damndest to similarly mess up its very good thing.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 5 Aug. 2026
The staff means business, with the host stand besieged by walk-ins, take-out orders, and impatient guests waiting outside.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2026

Definition of besieged

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Essential oil blends like Natural Riches Breathe Synergy Blend can provide relief from congested sinuses and stuffiness.

— BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
But the drought is still hitting home with record-low water levels on the Danube River disrupting grain transport, causing chronically congested terminals and an increasing pileup of crops with nowhere to go.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of congested

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Some obstructed views in a modern stadium are unavoidable, and staircases always present an issue for designers trying to incorporate fan movement and pack in as many seats as possible.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Stout’s attorney argued that Fox, who is a Paradise resident who survived the 2018 Camp Fire suffering from PTSD, had an obstructed view as the car caught fire in 2024.

— Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026

Definition of obstructed

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However, that deal fell apart after the US unleashed a fresh wave of attacks on Iran in mid-July, following Iranian strikes on vessels in the choked Strait of Hormuz.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
San Franciscans who think Muni buses are always packed, or prone to crawl along choked streets, may find their views validated in a new slide presentation released by the Municipal Transportation Agency.

— Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Jan. 2026

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