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

The Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA), which represents the nurses, said some progress was made during off-the-record bargaining on Monday but the two sides failed to reach a resolution at thte time.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Nov. 2026
The closed-door, off-the-record, noncompetitive summit opened to applicants in May, later unfolding from September 17-21.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of off-the-record

Adjective

In China, trillions of dollars of off-the-books debt have piled up at the local rather than the national level, as local governments borrowed public funds to invest in residential real estate and infrastructure.

— NIALL FERGUSON, Foreign Affairs, 20 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

The District 13 rebels and the Capitol engage in a series of attacks, counterattacks, and clandestine missions.

— Sophia Zhang, Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 Nov. 2026
The Devoto Prison in Buenos Aires functioned as a clandestine detention and torture center under the jurisdiction of the Army’s Third Corps.

— Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of clandestine

Adjective

Earlier this year, Costa faced criticism within the EU after his office set up a hush-hush back-channel with Moscow.

— Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 2026
The back-channel efforts are playing out as Israel and some Middle East allies lobby Trump on the way forward in the eight-month-old war, which has rattled global markets and wreaked havoc on Iran.

— Monica Alba, NBC news, 3 Nov. 2026