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Closed

/kləʊzd/

(physical) To remove a gap.

📖 Definitions of "Closed"

verb
  1. 1

    (physical) To remove a gap.

  2. 2

    (social) To finish, to terminate.

  3. 3

    To come or gather around; to enclose; to encompass; to confine.

  4. 4

    To have a vector sum of 0; that is, to form a closed polygon.

adjective
  1. 1

    Sealed, made inaccessible or impassable; not open.

  2. 2

    (of a store or business) Not operating or conducting trade.

  3. 3

    Not public.

    "closed source  a closed committee"

  4. 4

    (of a set) Having an open complement.

🔄 Synonyms of "Closed"

20 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

WordDefinition
drawn(of a person or person's face) Appearing tired and unwell, as from stress; haggard.
tightverbFirmly held together; compact; not loose or open.
enclosedContained; held within a container.
restrictedLimited within bounds.
unsympatheticNot sympathetic; ill-disposed
blindnoun(not comparable) Unable to see, or only partially able to see.
inactivenounNot active, temporarily or permanently.
shutverb(transitive, intransitive) To close, in various senses.
compressedPressed tightly together.
blockedObstructed, so that through movement or flow is prevented or impeded.
shutteredprovided with shutters or shutters as specified; often used in combination
foldedbent over or doubled up so that one part lies on another
squintingnounThe act of one who squints.
squinchedhaving eyes half closed in order to see better
winkingnounThe act of someone who winks.
unreceptivenot receptive
blinkingnounThat blinks.
stopperedFitted with a stopper
closed in
unopen(rare) Not open; closed.

↔️ Antonyms of "Closed"

Words with the opposite meaning.

WordDefinition
openverb(usually not comparable) Physically unobstructed, uncovered, etc.
unfastenedNot fastened.
openedHaving undergone opening.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Closed"

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WordDefinition
blockedverbObstructed, so that through movement or flow is prevented or impeded.
shutverb(transitive, intransitive) To close, in various senses.
restrictedLimited within bounds.
inactivenounNot active, temporarily or permanently.
tightverbFirmly held together; compact; not loose or open.
compressedPressed tightly together.
blindnoun(not comparable) Unable to see, or only partially able to see.
drawn(of a person or person's face) Appearing tired and unwell, as from stress; haggard.
unsympatheticNot sympathetic; ill-disposed
unreceptivenot receptive
unopen(rare) Not open; closed.
enclosedContained; held within a container.
unionnoun(countable) The act of uniting or joining two or more things into one.
blinkingnounThat blinks.
winkingnounThe act of someone who winks.
squintingnounThe act of one who squints.
stopperedFitted with a stopper
closed in
foldedbent over or doubled up so that one part lies on another
out of use

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