CLOSED (DOWN) Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

closed (down)

verb

Definition of closed (down)

past tense of close (down)

as in shut

to stop the operations of the coal mine was closed down in the 1930s

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An already struggling Twitter announced plans to shut it down in 2016.

— Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
Cordovez questioned whether the city had acted too broadly by closing every public pool in Hialeah after the Florida Department of Health singled out Bucky Dent Water Park and shut it down following an inspection that documented 34 violations.

— Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2026

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Numerous streets around the National Mall will be closed over the weekend, and concrete guard barriers and fencing have been erected along the race course to protect fans and property.

— Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
The upper-level northbound bus stop, including the stairs and elevator leading to the stop, is scheduled to reopen Tuesday after being closed for construction.

— Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 20 Aug. 2026

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closed (down)

closed in

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