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(block-ad-ed) 3 syllables

Definition

verb. to close off an area to prevent entry or exit.

Example Sentence

No one could pass through the blockaded harbor.

More Example Sentences

They blockaded the road to stop traffic.

Synonyms

sealed off; surrounded; cut off

Antonyms

opened; allowed; released

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Rhymes

  • aided
  • bladed
  • braided
  • faded
  • graded
  • jaded
  • raided
  • shaded
  • spaded
  • traded
  • waded

  • blockaded
  • cascaded
  • degraded
  • dissuaded
  • evaded
  • invaded
  • paraded
  • persuaded
  • pervaded
  • unaided
  • upbraided

  • serenaded
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