Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb blockade

4 senses of blockade

Sense 1
obstruct, blockade, block, hinder, stymie, stymy, embarrass -- (hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of; "His brother blocked him at every turn")
       => prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid -- (keep from happening or arising; make impossible; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"; "Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project")

Sense 2
barricade, block, blockade, stop, block off, block up, bar -- (render unsuitable for passage; "block the way"; "barricade the streets"; "stop the busy road")
       => obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close up -- (block passage through; "obstruct the path")

Sense 3
blockade, block off -- (obstruct access to)
       => obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close up -- (block passage through; "obstruct the path")

Sense 4
blockade, seal off -- (impose a blockade on)
       => besiege, beleaguer, surround, hem in, circumvent -- (surround so as to force to give up; "The Turks besieged Vienna")

Antonyms of adj blockaded

1 sense of blockaded

Sense 1
barricaded, barred, blockaded -- (preventing entry or exit or a course of action; "a barricaded street"; "barred doors"; "the blockaded harbor")

INDIRECT (VIA obstructed) -> unobstructed -- (free from impediment or obstruction or hindrance; "an unobstructed view")

Similarity of adj blockaded

1 sense of blockaded

Sense 1
barricaded, barred, blockaded -- (preventing entry or exit or a course of action; "a barricaded street"; "barred doors"; "the blockaded harbor")
       => obstructed (vs. unobstructed) -- (shut off to passage or view or hindered from action; "a partially obstructed passageway"; "an obstructed view"; "justice obstructed is not justice")