Synonyms for picket
ˈpɪk ɪtpick·et

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1. lookout, lookout man, sentinel, sentry, watch, spotter, scout, picketnoun

   a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event

   Synonyms:
   piquet, ticker, sentry, pale, scout, observation post, observatory, watch, pathfinder, finder, talent scout, lookout station, guide, outlook, lookout, spotter, observation tower, vigil, lookout man, discoverer, sentinel

2. picketnoun

   a detachment of troops guarding an army from surprise attack

   Synonyms:
   spotter, lookout man, lookout, piquet, sentry, watch, sentinel, pale, scout

3. picketnoun

   a protester posted by a labor organization outside a place of work

   Synonyms:
   spotter, lookout man, lookout, piquet, sentry, watch, sentinel, pale, scout

4. picketnoun

   a vehicle performing sentinel duty

   Synonyms:
   spotter, lookout man, lookout, piquet, sentry, watch, sentinel, pale, scout

5. picket, palenoun

   a wooden strip forming part of a fence

   Synonyms:
   spotter, lookout man, lookout, piquet, sentry, watch, sentinel, pale, scout

6. picket, piquetverb

   a form of military punishment used by the British in the late 17th century in which a soldier was forced to stand on one foot on a pointed stake

   Synonyms:
   spotter, lookout man, lookout, piquet, sentry, watch, sentinel, pale, scout

7. picketverb

   serve as pickets or post pickets

   "picket a business to protest the layoffs"

8. picketverb

   fasten with a picket

   "picket the goat"

Matched Categories

1. • Demonstrate
   • Demonstrator
   • Detachment
   • Fasten
   • Military
   • Military Vehicle
   • Watchman

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1. picketnoun

   Synonyms:
   stake, pale

2. picketnoun

   Synonyms:
   (Mil.) sentinel (on the outposts), guard, watchman, guardsman, sentry

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1. picketnoun

   Synonyms:
   stake, pale, paling, sentry, guard, watchman, sentinel

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1. List of paraphrases for "picket":

   picketing, pitting

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How to use picket in a sentence?

1. Michael Curzio:

   I'm gon na own up, i did parade, demonstrate and picket( inside the Capitol). I can't deny that. You have it on video. I'm not gon na contest it.

2. Donald Trump:

   I never have and never will condone violence. People have the right to protest, that's what America is about, I've been on picket lines my whole life, but that is very difference from being involved in violence.

3. Xochitl Hinojosa:

   While Loyola Marymount University is not a party to the negotiations between Sodexo and Unite Here Local 11,( DNC chairman) Tom Perez would absolutely not cross a picket line and would never expect our candidates to either. We are working with all stakeholders to find an acceptable resolution that meets their needs and is consistent with our values and will enable us to proceed as scheduled with next week's debate.

4. The Justice Department:

   I did parade, demonstrate and picket( inside the Capitol). I can't deny that. You have it on video. I'm not gon na contest it.

5. Minister Louis Farrakhan:

   But when one of us shows some independence, look how you treating Beyoncé now, you gonna picket. You not going to offer her police protection? But the (Fruit of Islam, the security branch of his organization,) will.