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 blockading

1 sense of blockading

Sense 1
blockading -- (blocking entrance to and exit from seaports and harbors; "the blockading ships prevented delivery of munitions")

INDIRECT (VIA preventive) -> permissive -- (not preventive)

Similarity of adj blockading

1 sense of blockading

Sense 1
blockading -- (blocking entrance to and exit from seaports and harbors; "the blockading ships prevented delivery of munitions")
       => preventive (vs. permissive), preventative -- (tending to prevent or hinder)