| Main Entry: | close |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | obstruct, seal |
Synonyms: |
bang, bar, block, bolt, button, caulk, choke, clap, clench, clog, confine, congest, cork, dam, exclude, fasten, fill, lock, occlude, plug, prevent passage, put to, retard flow, screen, secure, shut, shut off, shutter, slam, stop up, stopper, stuff, turn off |
Antonyms: |
open, release, unclose, unplug, unseal, unstop |
| Main Entry: | close |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | complete, finish, stop |
Synonyms: |
button down, button up, call it a day, call off, cap, cease, clear, clinch, conclude, consummate, culminate, cut loose, determine, discontinue, do, drop the curtain, end, fold, fold up, halt, pack it in, put a lid on, put to bed, sew up, shut down, shutter, terminate, ultimate, wind down, wind up, wrap up |
Antonyms: |
begin, continue, not finish, open, start |
| Main Entry: | close |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | join, unite |
Synonyms: |
agree, bind, chain, coalesce, come together, connect, couple, encounter, fuse, grapple, inclose, meet, put together, tie, tie up |
Antonyms: |
disjoin, disunite, open |
| Main Entry: | closed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | shut, out of service |
Synonyms: |
bankrupt, dark, fastened, folded, gone fishing, locked, not open, out of business, out of order, padlocked, sealed, shut down |
Antonyms: |
in business, open, running, working |
| Main Entry: | closed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | finished, terminated |
Synonyms: |
concluded, decided, ended, final, over, resolved, settled |
Antonyms: |
beginning, continuing, open, started, starting, unsettled |
| Main Entry: | closed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | exclusive, independent |
Synonyms: |
restricted, self-centered, self-contained, self-sufficient, self-sufficing, self-supported, self-supporting, self-sustained, self-sustaining |
Antonyms: |
open, welcoming |
| Main Entry: | achieve |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bring to successful conclusion; reach a goal |
Synonyms: |
accomplish, acquire, actualize, attain, bring about, bring off, bring to pass, cap, carry out, carry through, close, complete, conclude, consummate, deliver, discharge, dispatch, do, earn, earn wings, effect, effectuate, enact, end, execute, finish, follow through, fulfill, gain, get, get done, manage, negotiate, obtain, perfect, perform, procure, produce, rack up, reach, realize, resolve, score, seal, see through, settle, sign, solve, win, wind up, work out |
| Notes: | achieve means 'to bring to a successful conclusion' (literally French 'to bring to a head') and accomplish means 'to perform fully'; the completion of achievement is more comprehensive |
Antonyms: |
fail, lose, miss |
| Main Entry: | airtight |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sealed |
Synonyms: |
closed, impenetrable, impermeable, shut |
Antonyms: |
loose, open, penetrable, permeable, unclosed, unsealed |
| Main Entry: | bar |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | secure, usually with a length of material |
Synonyms: |
barricade, block, blockade, bolt, caulk, clog, close, dam, deadbolt, dike, fasten, fence, jam, latch, lock, plug, seal, secure, trammel, wall |
Antonyms: |
loosen, open, unfasten |
| Main Entry: | blind |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | hidden or covered |
Synonyms: |
blocked, closed, closed at one end, concealed, dark, dead-end, dim, disguised, impassable, leading nowhere, obscured, obstructed, secluded, unmarked, without egress, without exit |
Antonyms: |
open, revealed, uncovered |