CLOSED
Dictionary entry overview: What does closed mean?
• CLOSED (adjective)
The adjective CLOSED has 9 senses:
1. not open or affording passage or access
2. (set theory) of an interval that contains both its endpoints
3. not open
4. used especially of mouth or eyes
5. requiring union membership
6. with shutters closed
7. not open to the general public
8. not having an open mind
9. blocked against entry
Familiarity information: CLOSED used as an adjective is familiar.
Dictionary entry details
• CLOSED (adjective)
Meaning:
Not open or affording passage or access
Context examples:
the many closed streets made travel difficult / our neighbors peeped from behind closed curtains
Similar:
blocked; out of use (closed to traffic)
drawn (having the curtains or draperies closed or pulled shut)
stoppered ((of a container) having a stopper in the opening)
nonopening (not open; not opening)
Also:
obstructed (shut off to passage or view or hindered from action)
closed; shut; unopen (not open)
sealed (closed or secured with or as if with a seal)
Antonym:
open (affording free passage or access)
Meaning:
(set theory) of an interval that contains both its endpoints
Domain category:
math; mathematics; maths (a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement)
Antonym:
open ((set theory) of an interval that contains neither of its endpoints)
Meaning:
Not open
Synonyms:
shut; unopen; closed
Context example:
the door slammed shut
Also:
closed (not open or affording passage or access)
Meaning:
Used especially of mouth or eyes
Synonyms:
shut; closed
Context examples:
he sat quietly with closed eyes / his eyes were shut against the sunlight
Similar:
squinched; squinting (having eyes half closed in order to see better)
compressed; tight (pressed tightly together)
blinking; winking (closing the eyes intermittently and rapidly)
Antonym:
open (used of mouth or eyes)
Meaning:
Requiring union membership
Context example:
a closed shop
Similar:
union (of trade unions)
Meaning:
With shutters closed
Similar:
shuttered (provided with shutters or shutters as specified; often used in combination)
Meaning:
Not open to the general public
Context example:
a closed meeting
Similar:
restricted (subject to restriction or subjected to restriction)
Meaning:
Not having an open mind
Synonyms:
unsympathetic; closed
Context example:
a closed mind unreceptive to new ideas
Similar:
unreceptive (not receptive)
Meaning:
Blocked against entry
Synonyms:
closed in; closed
Context example:
a closed porch
Similar:
enclosed (closed in or surrounded or included within)
