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- [blo-keyd]
- /blɒˈkeɪd/
- /blɒˈkeɪdɪd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [blo-keyd]
- /blɒˈkeɪd/
Definitions of blockaded word
- noun blockaded the isolating, closing off, or surrounding of a place, as a port, harbor, or city, by hostile ships or troops to prevent entrance or exit. 1
- noun blockaded any obstruction of passage or progress: We had difficulty in getting through the blockade of bodyguards. 1
- noun blockaded Pathology. interruption or inhibition of a normal physiological signal, as a nerve impulse or a heart muscle–contraction impulse. 1
- verb with object blockaded to subject to a blockade. 1
- verb blockaded simple past tense and past participle of blockade. 0
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Origin of blockaded
First appearance:
before 1670 One of the 47% oldest English words
1670-80; block (in the sense “to create obstacles”) + -ade1
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Parts of speech for Blockaded
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
blockaded popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
blockaded usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for blockaded
adj blockaded
- lonely — affected with, characterized by, or causing a depressing feeling of being alone; lonesome.
- remote — far apart; far distant in space; situated at some distance away: the remote jungles of Brazil.
- uninhabited — having inhabitants; occupied; lived in or on: an inhabited island.
- cloistered — If you have a cloistered way of life, you live quietly and are not involved in the normal busy life of the world around you.
- quiet — making no noise or sound, especially no disturbing sound: quiet neighbors.
verb blockaded
- block — A block of flats or offices is a large building containing them.
- lock — a tress, curl, or ringlet of hair.
- plug — an apparatus for splitting stone, consisting of two tapered bars (feathers) inserted into a hole drilled into the stone, between which a narrow wedge (plug) is hammered to spread them.
- clog — When something clogs a hole or place, it blocks it so that nothing can pass through.
- secure — free from or not exposed to danger or harm; safe.
Antonyms for blockaded
adj blockaded
- inhabited — having inhabitants; occupied; lived in or on: an inhabited island.
- unreserved — not restricted; without reservation; full; entire; unqualified: unreserved approval.
- friendly — characteristic of or befitting a friend; showing friendship: a friendly greeting.
- sociable — inclined to associate with or be in the company of others.
- populated — to inhabit; live in; be the inhabitants of.
verb blockaded
- unlock — to undo the lock of (a door, chest, etc.), especially with a key.
- unblock — to remove a block or obstruction from: to unblock a channel; to unblock a person's credit.
- loosen — to unfasten or undo, as a bond or fetter.
- release — to lease again.
- unseal — to break or remove the seal of; open, as something sealed or firmly closed: to unseal a letter; to unseal a tomb.
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