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closed

/kləʊzd/
Meanings
  • adjective

    Having been or been made or become shut or sealed; not open.

  • verb

    Cause to shut or become shut; close up.

Pronunciation
  1. /kloʊzd/



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Antonyms

extend , widen , open , open , begin , commence , initiate , start , open , start , open
Synonyms

narrow , shut , close off , close up , cover , shut , shut off , close down , end , finish , terminate , wind up , close out , exit , shut
Rhymes
Words rhyming with closed
dozed , chose , proses , poses , closes , poses
Homonyms
Words having the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings and origins

  1. Close (en) : To bring or come near; approach.

  2. Closed (es) : Cerrado

  3. Closed (fr) : Fermé

Homophones
Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

  1. Close (en) : To bring or come near; approach.

  2. Closed (es) : Cerrado

Variants
List of all variants of closed that leads to same result
closed , closable , close , close her doors , close her eyes to , close his doors , close his eyes to , close its doors , close its eyes to , close my doors , close my eyes to , close one's doors , close one's doors to , close one's eyes to , close our doors , close our eyes to , close ranks , close the door , close their doors , close their eyes to , close your doors , close your eyes to , closeable , closed her doors , closed her eyes to , closed his doors , closed his eyes to , closed its doors , closed its eyes to , closed my doors , closed my eyes to , closed one's doors , closed one's doors to , closed one's eyes to , closed our doors , closed our eyes to , closed ranks , closed the door , closed their doors , closed their eyes to , closed your doors , closed your eyes to , closes , closes her doors , closes her eyes to , closes his doors , closes his eyes to , closes its doors , closes its eyes to , closes my doors , closes my eyes to , closes one's doors , closes one's doors to , closes one's eyes to , closes our doors , closes our eyes to , closes ranks , closes the door , closes their doors , closes their eyes to , closes your doors , closes your eyes to , closing , closing her doors , closing her eyes to , closing his doors , closing his eyes to , closing its doors , closing its eyes to , closing my doors , closing my eyes to , closing one's doors , closing one's doors to , closing one's eyes to , closing our doors , closing our eyes to , closing ranks , closing the door , closing their doors , closing their eyes to , closing your doors , closing your eyes to , closed book , closed books , closed-captioned , closed-captioning , closed-captionings , closed-cell , closed-circuit , closed corporation , closed corporations , closed couplet , closed couplets , closed-door
Forms
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closes, closedly, closer, closest

Etymology
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Old English closan; related to clos 'a hollow, a hollow place' and clusen 'to shut', from Proto-Germanic *klusan.

Trivia
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  1. The term 'closed system' is used in physics to describe a system that does not exchange matter or energy with its environment.

  2. In mathematics, a closed set is a set that contains all its limit points.

Related Concepts
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  1. Open: Opposite of closed; having no physical barrier or obstruction.

  2. Shut: Synonym of closed; having no means of entrance or exit.

Culture
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In literature, 'closed' is often used metaphorically to describe a person who is emotionally unavailable or unwilling to engage with others. In art, a closed composition refers to an image that is self-contained and does not invite the viewer to look beyond its boundaries.

How to Memorize "closed"

  1. visualize

    - Visualize a door being shut or a container being sealed.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word with the feeling of being shut in or shut out.

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the mnemonic 'Closed doors mean no entry' to remember the meaning.

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