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Synonyms & Antonyms for blockade
Synonyms: Verb
bar, barricade, block (off), close (off), guard, wall (off)
Synonyms: Noun
beleaguerment, investment, leaguer, siege
Antonyms: Verb
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They blockaded the country's ports. the militant protestors blockaded the whole area around city hallNoun
it was the blockade of all the enemy's major ports that finally won the war
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When the United States blockaded Confederate ports during the Civil War and prices for raw cotton soared, New England’s mills shut down or slashed hours. — David Vernette, Smithsonian, "When an Influx of French-Canadian Immigrants Struck Fear Into Americans," 21 Aug. 2019 So a sit-in protest blockading the lobby and walkways could shut it down very quickly. — C.r., The Economist, "Why Hong Kong’s Airport was a good target for protesters," 16 Aug. 2019 Thousands of anti-government protesters blockaded the main terminal at Hong Kong's airport for a second straight night, temporarily stopping flights. — Doug Criss, CNN, "5 things to know for August 14: Hong Kong, Dayton, China trade, Russia, teens online," 14 Aug. 2019 Another group blockaded one of the main highways leading north out of Mexico City and briefly blocked a second highway. — Paulina Villegas, New York Times, "Mexico’s Federal Police Rebel Against New Security Plan," 4 July 2019 The death of a 5-year-old Palestinian girl after brain surgery at a Jerusalem hospital draws attention to a harsh Israeli system for issuing travel permits to patients and their families from blockaded Gaza. — Washington Post, "10 Things to Know for Today," 12 June 2019 That included blockading major roads in central London and occupying the London Stock Exchange. — Fortune, "Why Kids Are Skipping School to Fight Climate Change," 28 July 2019 The kingdom severed diplomatic ties with Canada, blockaded Qatar, and launched an anticorruption campaign that rounded up Saudi businessmen and government officials in the Ritz-Carlton hotel last year. — Margherita Stancati, WSJ, "Saudi Journalist’s Disappearance Sends Chill Through Foreign Investors, Firms," 11 Oct. 2018 Charismatic former journalist Nikol Pashinyan led a general strike that saw 100,000 ordinary citizens blockade the streets of the capitol, Yerevan. — Tom Ball, The New Republic, "How to Stage a Successful Revolution," 1 July 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Just after 12:00 noon, police Senior Superintendent Yolanda Yu called on the crowds to peacefully end their blockade of Police Headquarters. — Time Staff, Time, "Escalating Their Campaign Into a Push for Political Freedom, Protesters Return to Hong Kong's Streets," 21 June 2019 The lifting of some restrictions on the passage of people and cargo in and out of Gaza further indicated a strengthening of the cease-fire, which Hamas officials say would see Israel easing its blockade in exchange for guarantees of quiet. — Isabel Debre, The Seattle Times, "Israel, Hamas take first steps toward Gaza cease-fire deal," 31 Mar. 2019 Even some Republicans called on Monday for that blockade to end. — Michael Crowley, New York Times, "Trump Condemns White Supremacy but Stops Short of Major Gun Controls," 5 Aug. 2019 Yang also condemned the violence of Saturday’s protest, in which demonstrators ripped off fences and moved steel barricades to form blockades, and threw hard objects at the police. — Austin Ramzy, BostonGlobe.com, "China backs Hong Kong officials, but leaves protests for them to solve," 29 July 2019 While its global focus is on blockades and civil disobedience, the India chapter is not yet ready for a drastic rebellion. — Manavi Kapur, Quartz India, "Global movement Extinction Rebellion is spawning India’s future climate change warriors," 24 July 2019 That represents a strategic vulnerability for China if, in the event of a conflict, the U.S. or another competing power attempted a blockade. — Yantoultra Ngui, WSJ, "China Stirs Suspicion With Unusual Maritime-Threat Alert," 11 July 2019 The 14th idling vehicle begins a road blockade that can stretch over 100 cars long, a half-mile or more. — Stephen Hudak, orlandosentinel.com, "Traffic jams at Wekiwa Springs to get $1M fix — but not till winter," 3 July 2019 A century after the Allied leaders gathered in Paris to create the Treaty of Versailles and the League of Nations, ending WWI, the basic lessons learned from the Allies’ innovative wartime blockade still hold true. — Phillip Dehne, Twin Cities, "Phillip Dehne: How World War I transformed economic warfare," 2 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'blockade.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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