barricade
A barrier built quickly to block the way.
barricade in a sentence
- The children built a barricade of cushions across the doorway to keep their nosy brother out.
- Fallen branches formed a barricade across the path, blocking the cyclists' way completely.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to barricade?
- Agap
- Bbarrier
- Copening
- Dpath
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B: barrier. The other three mean the opposite of barricade.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to barricade?
- Ablock
- Bbarrier
- Cwall
- Dopening
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D: opening. The other three mean nearly the same as barricade.
Words that mean something similar
barrier, block, wall
Words that mean the opposite
opening, gap, path
More words about places & settings
- besieged: Surrounded by enemies or crowds, or overwhelmed by many requests.
- bustling: Full of busy, noisy activity.
- cavern: A very large cave.
- chaotic: Completely confused and without any order.
- chasm: A very deep crack or gap in the ground.
- crevice: A narrow crack in rock or a wall.
- dank: Unpleasantly damp, cold and musty, like the inside of a cave.
- debris: The broken bits and pieces left scattered after something is destroyed.
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