Antonyms for barricaded


Grammar : Verb
Spell : bar-i-keyd, bar-i-keyd
Phonetic Transcription : ˈbær ɪˌkeɪd, ˌbær ɪˈkeɪd


Definition of barricaded

Origin :
  • 1640s, from barricade (v.). Earlier was barricado (1580s) with false Spanish ending (see -ado).
  • verb block, usually to protect
Example sentences :
  • Gervaise, feeling uneasy at some of his glances, barricaded herself in at night.
  • Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola
  • Darians have barricaded themselves in the control-rooms of most if not all your ships.
  • Extract from : « Pariah Planet » by Murray Leinster
  • All the shops were shut, and many of them were barricaded within and without.
  • Extract from : « The Eternal City » by Hall Caine
  • So he barricaded his end by sitting on it, and said triumphantly: "My hat, if you please."
  • Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine
  • Entering the cellar, he pulled the door to and barricaded it.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine -- Volume 57, No. 351, January 1845 » by Various
  • Many of them fired from barricaded houses, and were killed in consequence.
  • Extract from : « The Siege of Boston » by Allen French
  • They were not backed by solidity or barricaded behind walls.
  • Extract from : « Joan of Arc of the North Woods » by Holman Day
  • Number 11 study that night was barricaded against all comers.
  • Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, March 22, 1916 » by Various
  • Will and Ed knew that Bert had been found and that all three were barricaded in the cave.
  • Extract from : « The Call of the Beaver Patrol » by V. T. Sherman
  • The barricaded door yielded to the pressure of the multitude.
  • Extract from : « Alroy » by Benjamin Disraeli

Synonyms for barricaded

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