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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So the Dodgers have shut him down from all activity this week in hopes that things calm down.

— Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 18 July 2026
Since the Strait of Hormuz was effectively shut, Saudi Arabia has routed almost all its crude exports through its Red Sea terminals.

— Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 17 July 2026

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South Korean markets are closed for a public holiday, so stocks like Softbank and TSMC have attracted the most intense selling.

— Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 17 July 2026
Lawyers for the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation want the state and feds to confirm in federal court that the controversial immigration detention center hastily erected in the Everglades has permanently closed and will not reopen.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026

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