picket Synonyms
Another word for picket
• noun (Context 1)
A person or group of people standing outside a workplace or other venue to protest an issue or persuade others not to enter, especially during a labor strike.
"The striking teachers formed a peaceful picketer outside the school district headquarters."
• verb (Context 2)
To stand or march outside a workplace or other venue as a protest or to try to persuade others not to enter during a strike.
"Union members voted to demonstrate the factory until management agreed to resume negotiations."
• noun (Context 3)
A pointed wooden stake or upright board driven into the ground or attached to horizontal rails to form a fence or palisade.
"We spent the weekend painting the wooden pickets of the front garden fence."
• noun (Context 4)
A soldier or small detachment of troops stationed in an advanced position to watch for an approaching enemy and guard against surprise.
"The night sentry reported movement along the ridge just before dawn."
• verb (Context 5)
To enclose, fence, or tether with pointed stakes driven into the ground.
"The riders decided to tether their horses in the meadow near the stream for the night."
Opposites of picket
The opposite of picket shifts depending on context. Common opposites include: