Synonyms of shutting

shutting

verb

present participle of shut

1

as in closing

to position (something) so as to prevent passage through an opening

please shut the door when you leave

Synonyms & Similar Words

• closing
• locking
• slamming
• sealing
• making
• latching
• steeking
• bolting
• plugging
• chaining
• barring
• securing
• fastening
• banging
• battening (down)
• clapping
• stoppering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• opening
• unlocking
• unfastening
• unlatching
• unbolting
• unsealing
• unchaining
• unbarring

2

as in closing (down)

to stop the operations of

shut both stores for a week

Synonyms & Similar Words

• closing
• closing (down)
• closing out
• extinguishing
• silencing
• phasing out
• suppressing
• quelling
• folding
• failing
• turning off
• muzzling
• gagging

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• starting
• building
• opening
• expanding

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of shutting

Keep Experimenting, Smartly To be clear, none of this is an argument for shutting AI experimentation down. — Adrian Carr, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Years of court battles followed, and ultimately the city of San Jose passed a law shutting him down. — Claire Hoffman, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026

Picture three competing CEOs, worried that their product might kill people, hopping on a conference call to discuss shutting it all down for a while. — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 17 Sep. 2026

The controversial license plate readers have come under fire recently, with several Massachusetts towns shutting their systems down. — Mike Sullivan, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026

On Friday, Iraqi Shia militias affiliated with Iran struck the east-west pipeline, shutting it down temporarily. — Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026

The tax-aware long-short SMA trade became the hottest product in wealth management, and the two biggest custodians are actively shutting it down for new advisor allocations. — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026

After a difficult first drive, Minter’s defense did its part by forcing two early turnovers that resulted in Ravens touchdowns and then shutting the door on any Colts’ comeback in the fourth quarter. — Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Earlier Sunday, Russia struck a gas station in the border town, briefly shutting the crossing. — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026