blockaded
Cut off militarily
Blockaded describes something that has been sealed off or obstructed, typically by military or official forces preventing passage: The blockaded port received no supplies for months.
A city, harbor, or route that is blockaded has forces positioned to prevent entry or exit.
The term can extend to any deliberate obstruction: Protesters kept the blockaded street closed for hours.
Surrounded by attackers
- encircledSurrounded on all sides
- surroundedBounded on all sides
- cut-offSeparated or terminated
- starvedSuffering extreme hunger
trapped · fortress · stronghold · assault · encirclement · barricade · artillery · trenches
Sealed off defensively
- sealed offMade completely inaccessible
- closedNot accessible now
- impededObstructed or slowed
- hinderedSlowed or obstructed
prevented · stopped · intercepted · restricted · barred · cordoned · fenced · walled
Formally approved or penalized
- trade banProhibition on commercial exchange
- economic pressureFiscal force to compel
- tariffsTaxes on imports
- prohibitedOfficially not permitted
restricted · boycotted · asset freeze · punitive measures · nonproliferation · multilateral · unilateral · contraband
Left stranded and helpless
- strandedLeft without means to leave
- cut-offSeparated or terminated
- secludedSet apart, private
- inaccessibleCannot be reached
landlocked · hemmed in · penned in · confined · sequestered · incommunicado · unreachable · disconnected
Unable to progress further
- standstillTotal cessation of movement
- gridlockedImmobilized by congestion
- haltedCame to rest
- stalledStopped unexpectedly
frozen · suspended · checkmate · standoff · impasse · bottlenecked · paralyzed · stalemated
besieged
Surrounded by attackers
- encircledSurrounded on all sides
- surroundedBounded on all sides
- cut-offSeparated or terminated
starved · trapped · fortress · stronghold · assault · encirclement · barricade · artillery · trenches · breach
barricaded
Sealed off defensively
- sealed offMade completely inaccessible
- closedNot accessible now
- impededObstructed or slowed
hindered · prevented · stopped · intercepted · restricted · barred · cordoned · fenced · walled · gated
sanctioned
Formally approved or penalized
- trade banProhibition on commercial exchange
- economic pressureFiscal force to compel
- tariffsTaxes on imports
prohibited · restricted · boycotted · asset freeze · punitive measures · nonproliferation · multilateral · unilateral · contraband · smuggling
marooned
Left stranded and helpless
inaccessible · landlocked · hemmed in · penned in · confined · sequestered · incommunicado · unreachable · disconnected · quarantined
deadlocked
Unable to progress further
- standstillTotal cessation of movement
- gridlockedImmobilized by congestion
- haltedCame to rest
stalled · frozen · suspended · checkmate · standoff · impasse · bottlenecked · paralyzed · stalemated · stuck
- captivitycaptive, prisoner, detained, imprisoned, incarcerated
blockadedliberated
Released from confinement
relieved · free · supplied · resupplied · reinforced
blockadedliberated
Released from confinement
relieved · unbesieged · supplied · provisioned · reinforced
- naval blockadeFleet sealing off ports
- military blockadeArmed barrier to movement
- blockade runnerCraft evading military encirclement
- blockade runningPenetrating military shipping barriers
- Berlin BlockadeSoviet isolation of western sectors
- economic blockadeRestricting a nation's trade