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Definition closed in British English

closed adjective

adjective
/kləʊzd/
1

if a door, window, lid etc is closed, it is covering an open area, passage, or hole

Example

closed curtains

Example

All the doors are closed and locked.

Example

Keep your eyes tightly closed.

Synonyms and related words
closed secure sealed
Example

All the shops were closed.

Example

This part of the museum is closed to the public.

Synonyms and related words
available quiet off-duty
3

held in private, with no journalists or members of the public allowed

Example

Cases of this type are tried in a closed military court.

Example

The meeting was held in closed session.

Synonyms and related words
secret secretive surreptitious
4

not willing to consider the ideas, opinions, or beliefs of other people or groups

Example

a closed society

Example

You can't approach these kind of situations with a closed mind.

Synonyms and related words
stubborn narrow conservative
5

with a fixed or limited number of parts, members, or answers

Example

a closed question

Example

The law is not a closed set of rules and principles.

Synonyms and related words
limited restricted restrictive
Example

a closed loop of wire

Synonyms and related words
aerodynamic angular as flat as a pancake
Definition closed in British English