A closed group of people does not welcome new people or ideas from outside.
It was to be a closed circle of no more than twelve women.
It is a closed society in the sense that they've not been exposed to many things.
2. See also close1
3. a closed book
4. behind closed doors
More Synonyms of closed
closed in British English
(kləʊzd)
adjective
1.
blocked against entry; shut
2.
restricted; exclusive
3.
not open to question or debate
4.
(of a hunting season, etc) close
5. mathematics
a.
(of a curve or surface) completely enclosing an area or volume
b.
(of a set) having members that can be produced by a specific operation on other members of the same set
the integers are a closed set under multiplication
6. Also: checked phonetics
a.
denoting a syllable that ends in a consonant
b. another word for close1 (sense 21)
7.
not open to public entry or membership
the closed society of publishing
closed in American English
(kloʊzd)
adjective
1.
not open; shut
a closed door
2.
covered over or enclosed
a closed wagon
3.
functioning independently; self-sufficient
a closed economic system
4.
not receptive to new or different ideas
a closed mind
5.
not open to further analysis or debate
a closed question
6.
restricted to certain individuals; exclusive
a closed society
7. Ancient Mathematics
a.
of or pertaining to a curve with no end points
b.
of a surface whose plane sections are closed curves
c.
of a set in which an operation on pairs of its elements always produces an element of the set
d.
of a set of points containing all its limit points, as the set of points on and within a circle: complementary to an open set
8. Phonetics
ending in a consonant sound
said of a syllable
9. Sport
designating a stance, as of a golfer or a batter in baseball, in which the front foot is closer than the rear to an imaginary straight line, as one joining tee and green or one joining home plate and second base
More idioms containing
closed
do something with your eyes closed
do something behind closed doors
a closed book
Examples of 'closed' in a sentence
closed
The hearing was held behind closed doors and he was not allowed to call witnesses.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
He was an abusive guy behind closed doors.
The Sun (2016)
Some insurers wanted to get the costly existing liabilities off their books and handed the closed funds over to specialist managers.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
But football is a closed shop.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Fashion is a closed shop.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The Church of England is a closed shop.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
It is a small charity with limited resources, so the waiting list is often closed and many families who would love an assistance dog are disappointed.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Then it was a short walk to Midtown where bars spilled out on to a closed road where DJs and a dancefloor were set up.
The Sun (2016)
Good that the corporation has decided to open up what is usually a closed shop.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Who knows what went on behind closed doors.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
For a public sector company many appointments look closed shop.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The theory and the facts together form a closed circle.
Salkie, Raphael The Chomsky Update - Linguistics and Politics (1990)
The differences between our behaviors with open and closed hearts are profound.
Christianity Today (2000)
Tracks and closed roads are where you can stretch its legs.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
What we say behind closed doors is another matter because it is a pretty brutal world.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
For it will open a window from their closed society on to the outside world.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Behind closed doors many of them seem to be at war.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
It recently changed from an open to a closed group after criticism.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Others took advantage of closed roads to go for a run or a bike ride themselves.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
But you would have expected it to take place behind closed doors.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
It is also important to recognize open and closed standards regardless of what they are called.
Larry Downes THE STRATEGY MACHINE (2002)
It will be the first time the ride takes place on closed roads and is likely to prove popular.
The Sun (2013)
Lenders have suddenly turned very mean with all borrowers and property is now looking like a closed shop for new entrants.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
First, he wants sector figures adjusted to include the track record of merged or closed funds.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Japan was a closed society for 100 years.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
A second "accusation" often voiced regards the practice of the "closed shop ".
Overbeek, Henk Global Capitalism and National Decline (1989)
It is a closed circle.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Hours before the 2pm meeting, the war was still raging in public and behind closed doors.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Significantly, the plan includes stripping out the closed life fund business as part of a plan to drive down costs and enhance value for shareholders.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Abbey has previously said that it is managing its closed life fund businesses'for value '.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Quite frankly, there were as many closed shops in the City as there were in the trade unions.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
In other languages
closed
British English: closed /kləʊzd/ ADJECTIVE
A closed group of people does not welcome new people or ideas from outside.
It is a completely closed society: they have no experience of foreigners.
American English: closed
Arabic: مُغْلَق
Brazilian Portuguese: fechado
Chinese: 关闭的
Croatian: zatvoren
Czech: uzavřený
Danish: lukket
Dutch: gesloten
European Spanish: cerrado
Finnish: suljettu
French: fermé
German: geschlossen
Greek: κλειστός
Italian: chiuso
Japanese: 閉まっている
Korean: 닫힌
Norwegian: lukket
Polish: zamknięty
European Portuguese: fechado
Romanian: închis
Russian: замкнутый
Latin American Spanish: cerrado
Swedish: stängd
Thai: ปิดไม่รับสิ่งใหม่
Turkish: kapalı
Ukrainian: закритий
Vietnamese: đóng kín
All related terms of 'closed'
close
When you close something such as a door or lid or when it closes , it moves so that a hole, gap , or opening is covered.
inclose
→ enclose
closed book
something deemed unknown or incapable of being understood
closed-door
private ; barred to members of the public
closed-end
of or pertaining to an investment company issuing a fixed number of shares which are traded on an exchange
closed game
a relatively complex game involving closed ranks and files and permitting only nontactical positional manoeuvring
closed set
a set that includes all the values obtained by application of a given operation to its members
closed shop
If a factory , shop , or other business is a closed shop , the employees must be members of a particular trade union.
half-closed
partially closed
closed chain
any structural arrangement , used in the models and formulas of molecules, consisting of a chain of atoms that forms a closed geometric figure ; ring
closed cycle
a heat engine in which the working substance is continuously circulated and does not need replenishment
closed season
any of various annual periods during which it is illegal to kill or capture certain game or fish
closed source
intellectual property, esp computer source code , that is not made available to the general public by its creators
closed circuit
A closed-circuit television or video system is one that operates within a limited area such as a building.
closed company
a company under the control of its directors or fewer than five independent participants
closed fracture
a fracture in which the broken bone does not pierce the skin
closed gentian
any of several North American plants (genus Gentiana ) with dark-blue, closed, tubular flowers
closed interval
an interval on the real line including its end points, as [0, 1], the set of reals between and including 0 and 1
closed primary
a primary in which only members of a particular party may vote
closed sentence
a formula that contains no free occurrence of any variable
normally-closed
Normally-closed switch contacts are in a closed state at rest .
a closed book
If you say that someone or something is a closed book , you mean that you do not know anything about them.
closed-captioned
(of a video recording ) having subtitles which appear on screen only if the cassette is played through a special decoder
closed community
a plant community that does not allow for further colonization, all the available niches being occupied
closed corporation
a corporation the stock of which is owned by a small number of persons and is rarely traded on the open market
closed ecosystem
a self-replenishing ecosystem in which life can be maintained without external factors or outside aid
closed scholarship
a scholarship for which only certain people, such as those from a particular school or with a particular surname , are eligible
closed-end fund
A closed-end fund is an investment with a limited number of shares that does not allow new investors.
closed-end loan
A closed-end loan is a loan such as an auto loan, with fixed terms , and where the money is lent all at once and paid back by a particular date .
closed-end trust
a financial enterprise that invests its subscribed capital in securities for its investors' benefit
close in
If a group of people close in on a person or place, they come nearer and nearer to them and gradually surround them.
close off
To close something off means to separate it from other things or people so that they cannot go there.
close out
to terminate (a client's or other account ) on which the margin is inadequate or exhausted , usually by sale of securities to realize cash
close up
If someone closes up a building , they shut it completely and securely, often because they are going away .
behind closed doors
If people have talks and discussions behind closed doors , they have them in private because they want them to be kept secret .
close down
to cease or cause to cease operations
close with
to engage in battle with an enemy
sealed book
something deemed unknown or incapable of being understood
closed-circuit television
a television system in which signals are transmitted from a television camera to the receivers by cables or telephone links forming a closed circuit , as used in security systems, etc
close season
In football and some other sports , the close season is the period of the year when the sport is not played professionally.
closed-circuit television camera
a television camera transmitting signals to receivers by cables or telephone links forming a closed circuit , as used in security systems, etc
close corporation
a small private limited company
do something behind closed doors
to do something in private because you want it to be kept secret
do something with your eyes closed
to do something very easily
CCTV
CCTV is an abbreviation for 'closed-circuit television'.
ring
When you ring someone, you phone them.
ringbark
a circular band usually of a precious metal, esp gold , often set with gems and worn upon the finger as an adornment or as a token of engagement or marriage
close company
a company under the control of its directors or fewer than five independent participants
simple fracture
a fracture in which the broken bone does not pierce the skin