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blockade

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of BLOCKADE

1

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>

Synonyms bar, barricade, blockade, block (off), guard, wall (off)

Related Words curtain (off), screen (off); dike, fence, gate, hedge; bolt, lock; obstruct

Near Antonyms reopen, unblock, unbolt

Antonyms open, unbar

2

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>

Synonyms beleaguer, blockade, invest, leaguer [archaic]

Related Words barricade, block, cut off, dam, encircle; assail, assault, attack, beset; confine, insulate, isolate, quarantine

Near Antonyms emancipate, free, liberate, release, rescue

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