barricaded
Sealed with obstacles
Barricaded means blocked or sealed off with a barrier, typically for defense or to prevent entry: Police found him barricaded in his apartment.
A barricaded suspect has fortified a position and refuses to come out.
The word can also describe blocking access more generally: She barricaded herself in her room to study.
Passage prevented or impeded
- sealedClosed to prevent entry
- barredBlocked from entry
- lockedFastened with a mechanism
- inaccessibleCannot be reached
impeded · jammed · closed-off · chained · bolted · shuttered · wedged · braced
Reinforced subterranean stronghold
- strongholdFortified place of defense
- fortressHeavily defended military structure
- citadelFortified urban stronghold
- rampartFortified defensive wall
bastion · stockade · palisade · bulwark · redoubt · entrenchment · parapet · garrison
Encirclement forcing surrender
- lockdownEnforced restriction on movement
- quarantineIsolation preventing disease transmission
- cordonedSealed off an area
- checkpointInspection station on route
curfew · embargo · encirclement · containment · isolation · perimeter · roadblock · standoff
blocked
Passage prevented or impeded
inaccessible · impeded · jammed · closed-off · chained · bolted · shuttered · wedged · braced · improvised
bunker
Reinforced subterranean stronghold
- strongholdFortified place of defense
- fortressHeavily defended military structure
- citadelFortified urban stronghold
rampart · bastion · stockade · palisade · bulwark · redoubt · entrenchment · parapet · garrison · castle
siege
Encirclement forcing surrender
- lockdownEnforced restriction on movement
- quarantineIsolation preventing disease transmission
- cordonedSealed off an area
checkpoint · curfew · embargo · encirclement · containment · isolation · perimeter · roadblock · standoff · confinement
- Security Statussafe, secure, secured, unsafe, insecure
- protectedprotected, shielded, guarded, secured, safe
- restricted areasno-go area, lab, cordoned area, buffer zone, safe zone
- hiding outhideout, safe house, lair, refuge, bolt-hole
barricadedopen
Not closed
unobstructed · clear · unblocked · passable · accessible
barricadedexposed
Out in open
unprotected · vulnerable · undefended · unfortified · unsheltered
barricadedaccessible
Able to be reached
open · allowed · welcoming · unrestricted · permitted
- temporary barricadesMovable barriers for crowd control
- barricade tapeBoundary marker for hazards