closed

[klohzd] / kloʊzd /

ADJECTIVE

shut, out of service

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bankrupt locked sealed

STRONG

fastened folded padlocked

WEAK

dark gone fishing not open out of business out of order shut down

Antonyms

WEAK

beginning continuing in business open running started starting unsettled welcoming working

ADJECTIVE

finished, terminated

Synonyms

STRONGEST

concluded decided ended resolved settled

WEAK

final over

Antonyms

WEAK

beginning continuing in business open running started starting unsettled welcoming working

ADJECTIVE

exclusive, independent

Synonyms

STRONGEST

restricted

WEAK

self-centered self-contained self-sufficient self-sufficing self-supported self-supporting self-sustained self-sustaining

Antonyms

WEAK

beginning continuing in business open running started starting unsettled welcoming working

Example Sentences

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The case was closed as a legal homicide under South Carolina’s stand-your-ground law.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

The Strait of Hormuz, vital for global energy trade, has been effectively closed.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

The maximum security facility was closed in 1963.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

When a journalist asked whom she blamed for the problems, Pacheco closed her eyes and shook her head.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

He closed his one good eye and prayed for the mercy of the Afterlife.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman