unbarricading

Clearing the blockade

Unbarricading is removing barricades or obstacles that block passage.

The word appears in progressive contexts describing the act of clearing what was previously blocked off: Workers began unbarricading the street after the protest ended.

It can be literal or figurative—unbarricading a doorway or unbarricading one's heart.

opening

entrance

Point of access

ingress · admission · access · welcoming · passage · breakthrough · unveiling · unsealing · unlatching · unbolting

removing

dismantling

Taking apart systematically

disassembly · deconstruction · removal · excavation · bulldozing · razing · stripping · sweeping · breaking through · tearing down

liberating

emancipation

Release from legal bondage

rescue · unshackling · unfettering · unleashing · disentanglement · extrication · enfranchisement · redemption · manumission · breaking free

accessibility

inclusion

Being made part

mobility · accommodation · equal access · open door policy · inclusive design · free movement

Opposites
access control

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Blocking passage with obstacles

blocking · obstructing · sealing off · barring · fortifying

Family

barrier, barred, barricade, barring, unbar, barricaded, barricades, barricading, disbarment

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G