Synonyms for closed
- adjective
Most common
Definitions
- adj. 1
Physically obstructed, sealed, etc. Made impassable.
A closed and locked door prevented my escape.
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That ends, or is ended, of which there is no more, whether or not more was intended or needed; that is closed, completed, concluded, or finished which has come to an expected or appropriate end.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- shut She shut her eyes because the light was so strong.
- solid Water is liquid. It becomes solid when it freezes.
- unsympathetic Tom is one of the most unsympathetic people I know.
- unreceptive Adriano was unreceptive to Rima’s concerns.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| closed | rising | |
| shut | rising | |
| solid | steady | |
| unsympathetic | steady | |
| unreceptive | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- shut1
- 5 letters
- solid2
- 6 letters
- unopen
- 9 letters
- endorheic
- 10 letters
- restricted3
- 11 letters
- unreceptive4
- 13 letters
- unsympathetic5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (solid2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- fermé
- Italiano
- chiuso
- Deutsch
- geschlossen