closed

  • (a) not open or affording passage or access
    • the many closed streets made travel difficult
    • our neighbors peeped from behind closed curtains
  • (a) (set theory) of an interval that contains both its endpoints
  • (a) not open
    • the door slammed shut
    shut, unopen,
  • (a) used especially of mouth or eyes
    • he sat quietly with closed eyes
    • his eyes were shut against the sunlight
    shut,
  • (s) requiring union membership
    • a closed shop
  • (s) with shutters closed
  • (s) not open to the general public
    • a closed meeting
  • (s) not having an open mind
    • a closed mind unreceptive to new ideas
    unsympathetic,
  • (s) blocked against entry
    • a closed porch
    closed in,

Synonyms

shut unopen unsympathetic closed in

Antonyms

open unfastened opened

See also

obstructed sealed shut unopen

Words of close approximity

closer closet
close
closer closet
closed-angle glaucoma closed book closed-captioned closed chain closed-chain closed circuit closed-circuit closed-circuit television closed-class word closed corporation closed couplet closed curve closed-door closed-end fund closed-end investment company closed fracture closed gentian closed-heart surgery closed in closed interval closed loop closed-loop system closed-minded closedown closed primary closed-ring closed session closed shop closed universe