You should have locked, or at least closed, all the doors.
Source: tatoeba (15936)
Closed
/kləʊzd/
Synonyms for "closed" (192 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (39)
arcaneauthoritarianbeyond reachbigotbigotedblankblindblind-alleybornecabalisticcecalcensoredchokedchoked offclassifiedcloseclosed forever toclosed mindedclosed toconcealed
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Adjective(3 words)
Strong matches (57)
deafdeaf to reasonenigmaticesotericexclusivefanaticalhermetichiddenhideboundhush hushhush-hushilliberalimpenetrableimpermeableimpersuadableimpersuasibleimperviousinaccessibleinflexibleinhospitable
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insularlatentlittlelittle mindedlittle-mindedlost tomeanmean-mindedmean-spiritedmysteriousmystificationnarrownarrow gaugenarrow mindednarrow-heartednarrow-mindednarrow-soulednarrow-spiritednearsightedobstinate
Adjective(5 words)
Noun(2 words)
liquid isolated systemmost exclusive
Related words (96)
occultout of reachoverparochialpettyprovincialpurblindrestrictedsecretsecureselectself-sufficientshortsightedshutsmallsmall mindedsmall-mindedsmotheredsqueezed shutstifled
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straitlacedstrangulatedstuffysuppressedtop secretulteriorun-come-at-ableunaccessibleunamenableunapproachableunattainableunavailableunbreatheableuncatholicuncharitableuncordialunder securityunder wrapsundisclosableundisclosedundiscoverableundivulgableundivulgedunfriendlyungenerousungettableungraciousunhospitableunimpressionableuninfluenceableunliberalunmovableunneighborlyunobtainableunopenunopenedunpersuadableunpliableunprocurableunreachableunreceptiveunresponsiveunrevealableunrevealedunsecurableunspokenunsuggestibleunsusceptibleunswayableuntellableuntoldunutterableunutteredunventedunventilatedunwhisperableunyielding
Noun(2 words)
private gatheringpt exclusivo
Adjective(6 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: arcane, autarkical, authoritarian, barred, beyond reach.
- Sentence evidence is available for closed, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from moby, derived_reverse, opengloss, wordnet, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "closed".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "closed"
Keep "closed" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "closed" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "closed", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "closed" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
8 entriesMore specific
13 entriesCollocations
9 entriesclosed circuitclosed enrollmentclosed environmentclosed formclosed intervalclosed loopclosed sessionclosed setclosed system
Inflections
4 entriesDerivations
10 entriesAntonyms
1 entriessimilar
19 entriesShowing 16 of 19 words.
Translations
102 translations across 63 languages.
Albanian
1 entries- mbyllur adj (not open)
Ancient Greek
1 entries- κλειστός adj (not open)
Arabic
4 entries- مسدود adj (not open)
- مسكّر adj (not open)
- مسكّر adj (not open)
- مسَكِّر adj (not open)
Armenian
1 entries- փակ adj (not open)
Aromanian
1 entries- ncljis adj (not open)
Azerbaijani
2 entries- bağlı adj (not open)
- qapalı adj (not open)
Bashkir
2 entries- ябылған adj (not open)
- ябыҡ adj (not open)
Belarusian
2 entries- закры́ты adj (not open)
- зачы́нены adj (not open)
Bulgarian
2 entries- затворен adj (not open)
- затворен adj (geometry: of a curve)
Catalan
1 entries- tancat adj (not open)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 關着 /关 adj (not open)
Czech
1 entries- zavřený adj (not open)
Danish
1 entries- lukket adj (not open)
Dutch
4 entries- afgesloten adj (not open)
- dicht adj (not open)
- gesloten adj (not open)
- toe adj (not open)
Esperanto
2 entries- ferma adj (not open)
- fermita adj (not open)
Estonian
2 entries- kinnine adj (not open)
- suletud adj (not open)
Finnish
2 entries- kiinni adj (not open)
- suljettu adj (not open)
French
1 entries- fermé adj (not open)
Friulian
1 entries- sierât adj (not open)
Galician
3 entries- cerrado adj (not open)
- fechado adj (not open)
- pechado adj (not open)
Georgian
1 entries- დაკეტილი adj (not open)
German
2 entries- geschlossen adj (not open)
- zu adj (not open)
Greek
1 entries- κλειστός adj (not open)
Hebrew
2 entries- סגור adj (not open)
- סגורה adj (not open)
Hindi
1 entries- बंद adj (not open)
Hungarian
2 entries- zárt adj (not open)
- zárva adj (not open)
Indonesian
1 entries- tertutup adj (not open)
Iraqi Arabic
1 entries- مسدود adj (not open)
Irish
3 entries- druidte adj (not open)
- dúnta adj (not open)
- iata adj (not open)
Italian
1 entries- chiuso adj (not open)
Japanese
2 entries- 準備中 adj (not open)
- 閉められた adj (not open)
Korean
1 entries- 닫은 adj (not open)
Kumyk
4 entries- юмукъ adj (not open)
- юмулгъан adj (not open)
- ябыкъ adj (not open)
- ябылгъан adj (not open)
Lao
1 entries- ປິດ adj (not open)
Latin
2 entries- clausus adj (not open)
- opertus adj (not open)
Macedonian
1 entries- затворен adj (not open)
Malay
1 entries- tertutup adj (not open)
Mongolian
1 entries- хаалттай adj (not open)
Neapolitan
1 entries- nchiuso adj (not open)
Nepali
1 entries- बन्द adj (not open)
Norman
1 entries- freunmé adj (not open)
Norwegian
1 entries- lukket adj (not open)
Occitan
3 entries- claus adj (not open)
- enclaus adj (not open)
- tancat adj (not open)
Persian
1 entries- بسته adj (not open)
Pitjantjatjara
1 entries- pati adj (not open)
Polish
1 entries- zamknięty adj (not open)
Portuguese
1 entries- fechado adj (not open)
Romanian
1 entries- închis adj (not open)
Russian
2 entries- за́мкнутый adj (not open)
- закры́тый adj (not open)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- zàtvoren adj (not open)
- за̀творен adj (not open)
Sicilian
1 entries- chiusu adj (not open)
Slovak
1 entries- zatvorený adj (not open)
Slovene
1 entries- zaprt adj (not open)
Spanish
1 entries- cerrado adj (not open)
Swedish
2 entries- sluten adj (not open)
- stängd adj (not open)
Thai
1 entries- ปิด adj (not open)
Tok Pisin
1 entries- pas adj (not open)
Ukrainian
3 entries- за́мкнений adj (not open)
- закри́тий adj (not open)
- зачи́нений adj (not open)
Urdu
1 entries- بند adj (not open)
Uzbek
1 entries- yopiq adj (not open)
Venetan
2 entries- sarà adj (not open)
- serà adj (not open)
Vietnamese
1 entries- đóng adj (not open)
Welsh
2 entries- ar gau adj (not open)
- caeedig adj (not open)
Sample sentences
26 total sentences available.
The airport was closed because of the fog.
Source: tatoeba (18198)
Listen to me with your textbooks closed.
Source: tatoeba (19101)
The patient was lying in the bed with his eyes closed.
Source: tatoeba (21053)
Showing 4 of 26 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "closed"?
Closest matches include arcane, autarkical, authoritarian, barred, beyond reach.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "closed"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.