Enclosed and Open

Enclosed

Enclosed adjective - Closed in or surrounded or included within.
Usage example: an enclosed porch
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Synonyms for Enclosed

Open is an antonym for enclosed.

Nearby Words: enclosure, enclosing

Open

Open adjective - Allowing passage without obstruction.

Enclosed is an antonym for open in unenclosed topic.

Nearby Words: opening, openness, opened, opener

Both words in one sentence

  • Claustrophobia Instead of being afraid of small, enclosed spaces he's afraid of wide, open spaces...which is why he's terrified of prairies.
  • Film / Valkyrie Stauffenberg, when he learns, after arming a single pack of Plastic W, that the meeting is taking place in the open conference hut instead of the enclosed bunker.
  • Film / 1408 Enclosed Space: In the movie, after Enslin has been in the room for a while, the door simply refuses to open.
    Source: Film / 1408
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