CLOSED-DOOR Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

closed-door

adjective

Definition of closed-door

as in off-the-record

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Recent Examples of closed-door Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates departs after a closed-door interview with the House Oversight Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on June 10, 2026. — Dan Mangan, CNBC, 23 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for closed-door

Recent Examples of Synonyms for closed-door

Adjective

In all, the on-the-record remarks lasted about 30 minutes and were followed by a larger off-the-record mixer with the media involving additional Skydance executives.

— Dade Hayes, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026
Sacramento Kings media day Monday apparently came with some off-the-record player reviews that accidentally went on the record.

— Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of off-the-record

Adjective

But these visible figures do not include projects the hyperscalers are financing through complex leases and other off-the-books deals, which could add around $3 trillion to their borrowing over the next decade.

— RUCHIR SHARMA, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2026
According to interviews and records, Perera built an off-the-books real estate and construction business, parts of which operated in Ohio.

— Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of off-the-books

Adjective

Bridgers’ tour restricts phones, so the reader’s account had to stand in for the clandestine photo that might otherwise have accompanied the sighting.

— Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026
The Soviet Union operated an extensive clandestine biological weapons program despite being a party to the Biological Weapons Convention.

— Krutika Kuppalli, STAT, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of clandestine

Adjective

There was also a proposal for an AI-hotline-style back-channel between the two countries to provide early warning and additional context should rogue AI conduct unplanned operations.

— Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026
Rubio has led back-channel talks with Raúl Castro’s grandson, Raúl Guillermo Rodriguez Castro, but Cuban officials say talks with the administration are at a stalemate.

— Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2026