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closed

/kloʊzd/adjective1 syllable

Closed means: not open or affording passage or access.

Synonyms for closed22

adjective, as in not open or affording passage or access

blocked, drawn, stoppered, nonopening, obstructed, sealed, shut, unopen

adjective, as in used especially of mouth or eyes

shut, blinking, winking, compressed, tight, squinched, squinting

adjective, as in not open

shut, unopen

adjective, as in not having an open mind

unsympathetic, unreceptive

adjective, as in blocked against entry

closed in, enclosed

adjective, as in requiring union membership

adjective, as in with shutters closed

adjective, as in not open to the general public

also used for closed

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Opposites of closed

What does closed mean?9

adjective

1

not open or affording passage or access“the many closed streets made travel difficult”

2

used especially of mouth or eyes“he sat quietly with closed eyes”

3

not open“the door slammed shut”

4

not having an open mind“a closed mind unreceptive to new ideas”

5

blocked against entry“a closed porch”

6

requiring union membership“a closed shop”

7

with shutters closed

8

not open to the general public“a closed meeting”

9

(set theory) of an interval that contains both its endpoints

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with closed?13

one syllable

posednosed

three syllables

undisclosed
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Closed in a sentence

  • You should have locked, or at least closed, all the doors.Swift
  • Nobody having anything more to say, the meeting was closed.CM
  • Nobody having any more to say, the meeting was closed.CM
  • As soon as he left, the bank closed.CK
  • As he was tired, he was lying on the sofa with his eyes closed.unknown
  • At seven-thirty, we too closed the door behind us.CM
  • He was sitting in the armchair, his eyes closed and his arms folded.sundown
  • He lay on a sofa, his eyes closed.sundown

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