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English adjective: closed | |||
| 1. | closed not open or affording passage or access | ||
| Samples | The many closed streets made travel difficult. Our neighbors peeped from behind closed curtains. | ||
| Similar | blocked, drawn, nonopening, out of use, stoppered | ||
| See also | closed, obstructed, sealed, shut, unopen | ||
| Antonyms | open | ||
| 2. | closed (set theory) of an interval that contains both its endpoints | ||
| Domain category | math, mathematics, maths | ||
| Antonyms | open | ||
| 3. | closed not open | ||
| Samples | The door slammed shut. | ||
| Synonyms | shut, unopen | ||
| See also | closed | ||
| Antonyms | open, unfastened | ||
| 4. | closed used especially of mouth or eyes | ||
| Samples | He sat quietly with closed eyes. His eyes were shut against the sunlight. | ||
| Synonyms | shut | ||
| Similar | blinking, compressed, squinched, squinting, tight, winking | ||
| Antonyms | opened, open | ||
| 5. | closed requiring union membership | ||
| Samples | A closed shop. | ||
| Similar | union | ||
| Antonyms | nonunion | ||
| 6. | closed with shutters closed | ||
| Similar | shuttered | ||
| Antonyms | unshuttered | ||
| 7. | closed not open to the general public | ||
| Samples | A closed meeting. | ||
| Similar | restricted | ||
| Antonyms | unrestricted | ||
| 8. | closed not having an open mind | ||
| Samples | A closed mind unreceptive to new ideas. | ||
| Synonyms | unsympathetic | ||
| Similar | unreceptive | ||
| Antonyms | receptive, open | ||
| 9. | closed blocked against entry | ||
| Samples | A closed porch. | ||
| Synonyms | closed in | ||
| Similar | enclosed | ||
| Antonyms | unenclosed | ||
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