Synonyms of blockaded

blockaded 1 of 2

adjective

as in blocked

Related Words

• blocked
• barricaded
• congested
• obstructed
• choked
• clogged
• stopped (up)
• closed
• dammed
• impassable
• jammed
• plugged (up)
• stuffed
• unpassable
• unnegotiable

Dissimilar Words

• navigable
• passable
• cleared
• negotiable
• open
• free
• clear
• unobstructed
• unclosed
• unstopped
• unclogged

blockaded

2 of 2

verb

past tense of blockade

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• guarded
• barricaded
• closed (off)
• blocked (off)
• barred
• walled (off)
• locked
• fenced
• screened (off)
• gated
• obstructed
• hedged
• diked
• curtained (off)
• bolted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• opened
• reopened
• unbarred
• unbolted
• unblocked

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• besieged
• attacked
• encircled
• assaulted
• beleaguered
• barricaded
• laid siege to
• blocked
• leaguered
• invested
• isolated
• cut off
• assailed
• confined
• dammed
• beset
• quarantined
• insulated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• freed
• liberated
• released
• rescued
• emancipated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of blockaded

Adjective

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

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

Verb

The Iran war has shaken the world economy by disrupting energy production and shipping, as the key chokepoint, the Strait of Hormuz, remains blockaded. —Emily Canal, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2026

In recent months, the administration has blockaded Cuba’s oil supply at a time the island is undergoing a profound humanitarian crisis. —Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2026

Iran has effectively blockaded the Strait of Hormuz for the vast majority of vessels for more than six weeks — a previously unthinkable scenario for a waterway that ordinarily carries about a fifth of global oil and natural gas supplies and a third of the world’s urea fertilizer exports. —Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2026

The Strait of Hormuz remains blockaded Central to the negotiations is Iran’s control of the Strait of Hormuz, a choke point that, if left blockaded, could continue driving oil prices higher and further destabilizing global energy markets. —Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026

Three of the four countries that blockaded Qatar—Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain—have also been the target of Iranian drones and missiles. —Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2026

But, in response, Iran has attacked Israel and its Gulf neighbors and blockaded the vital Strait of Hormuz trade route, delivering a global economic shock that has sent energy prices surging and threatened food shortages for billions. —Alexander Smith, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2026

Wind and solar cannot be embargoed, blockaded, or shut off by a foreign power. —David Frykman, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2026

And, as the 2022 Canadian convoy protest that blockaded the bridge demonstrated, a single corridor for commercial traffic is vulnerable. —Anna Clark, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026