Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

closed

/kloʊzd/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.90 in modern English

Syllables: closed
IPA: /kloʊzd/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Physically obstructed, sealed, etc.

adj

Physically obstructed, sealed, etc.

adj

Physically obstructed, sealed, etc.

adj

Physically obstructed, sealed, etc.

adj

Not available for operation, participation, interaction, etc.

adj

Not available for operation, participation, interaction, etc.

adj

Not available for operation, participation, interaction, etc.

adj

Not available for operation, participation, interaction, etc.

Example Sentences

"A closed and locked door prevented my escape."
"The channel was closed as a result of thick ice."
"Her eyes were tightly closed."
"Keep this box closed at all times."
"When the top sheet, blanket, and bedspread of a closed bed are turned back, or fanfolded, the closed bed becomes an open bed, or a bed ready to receive a patient or resident."
"A book lay closed on the table."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /kloʊzd/
British English: /kləʊzd/

Derived Forms

biclosed clopen closedminded closedness coclosed demiclosed nonclosed pluriclosed semiclosed unclosed

Phrases

a closed mouth catches no flies a closed mouth doesn't get fed a closed mouth gathers no feet algebraically closed behind closed doors bicartesian closed category Cartesian closed category case closed

Frequently Paired Words

close

Synonyms

close shut unopen closed in unsympathetic

Antonyms

open

Rhymes With

supposed proposed exposed opposed composed imposed posed disclosed enclosed disposed undisclosed deposed

Questions

How do you pronounce closed?: The recorded pronunciation is /kloʊzd/.
What does closed mean?: Physically obstructed, sealed, etc.

How to pronounce closed

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