GATED Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of gated

as in blockaded

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verb

past tense of gate

as in fenced

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Recent Examples of gated

Adjective

Some teenagers will describe a location first (a fun college town, a rural, gated campus, a bustling urban environment); others might say something about size, culture, or the strength of a particular academic program. — Christopher Rim, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026 Plans call for an unlit driving range, chipping and putting areas with gated entrance. — Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 21 June 2026 The gated mansion also has a resort-style swimming pool with terraces and a pool house, a three-car garage, utility buildings, extensive storage and an exterior elevator. — Joe Marusak june 16, Charlotte Observer, 16 June 2026 The gated community is near Florida’s Turnpike and Northwest 74th Street and the home is off 111th Court and 72nd Terrace. — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 3 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for gated

Recent Examples of Synonyms for gated

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, ABC News, 21 June 2026

Definition of blockaded

Verb

But since early July, the park at the intersection of Southeast 10th Street and Brickell Plaza has been fenced off, as the developer that owns the green space prepares to redevelop the site.

— Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2026
Admittedly, spying is more difficult to do in the Premier League, with training grounds gated and fenced.

— Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of fenced

Adjective

Wilton Manors police arrested a man at an apartment complex after an armed robbery call escalated into a barricaded standoff on Thursday evening, officials say.

— Ana Maria Soler, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
Police respond to the area of 15th Street and Beach Boulevard, near the courthouse and civic center, to a barricaded suspect believed to be armed on Wednesday, August 12, 2026 in Westminster.

— Sydney Barragan, Oc Register, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of barricaded

Adjective

Across the Northern Hemisphere, migratory fish such as salmon, sturgeon and shad have suffered major losses because rivers have been dammed and polluted, while many populations were heavily overfished.

— Zeb Hogan, The Conversation, 24 Mar. 2026
Legend has it that before the park was established, a young girl from a local settlement got lost in the woods in the area that later, when dammed, became Lake Fontana.

— Graham Averill, Outside, 28 Oct. 2025