unbarricade
Clear the obstruction
To unbarricade is to remove a barricade or obstruction, opening what was previously blocked off: They unbarricaded the door after the threat passed.
The word appears most often in contexts of siege, protest, or emergency—anywhere barriers have been erected and must come down.
Open a secured closure
- unboltSlide a bar open
- unlatchDisengage a fastener
- unfastenRelease from attachment
- unsealRemove a fastening from
unblock · open · disengage · clear · remove · dismantle · lift · dislodge
Without payment or restriction
- liberateSet free from captivity
- emancipateGrant freedom to
- releaseTo let go
- unshackleRemove bonds from
unchain · unfetter · unleash · extricate · disentangle · rescue · relieve · unbridle
Point of access
- entrancePoint of access
- passagewayEnclosed route between spaces
- doorwayPassage into a room
- thresholdPoint of beginning
portal · ingress · pathway · corridor · approach · entryway · archway · gangway
Quality of being accessible
- welcomeHospitable greeting offered
- acceptanceConsent to receive
- inclusionBeing made part
- reconciliationRestoration of friendly relations
dialogue · transparency · accessibility · breakthrough · reform · desegregation · integration · normalization
unlock
Open a secured closure
unseal · unblock · open · disengage · clear · remove · dismantle · lift · dislodge · detach
free
Without payment or restriction
- liberateSet free from captivity
- emancipateGrant freedom to
- releaseTo let go
unshackle · unchain · unfetter · unleash · extricate · disentangle · rescue · relieve · unbridle · disburden
gateway
Point of access
- entrancePoint of access
- passagewayEnclosed route between spaces
- doorwayPassage into a room
threshold · portal · ingress · pathway · corridor · approach · entryway · archway · gangway · accessibility
openness
Quality of being accessible
- welcomeHospitable greeting offered
- acceptanceConsent to receive
- inclusionBeing made part
reconciliation · dialogue · transparency · accessibility · breakthrough · reform · desegregation · integration · normalization · détente