Open and Sealed

Open

Open adjective - Affording free passage or access.
Usage example: open drains

Sealed is an antonym for open in unsealed topic.

Nearby Words: opening, openness, opened, opener

Sealed

Sealed adjective - Closed or secured with or as if with a seal.
Usage example: my lips are sealed
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Synonyms for Sealed

Open is an antonym for sealed in secured topic.

Nearby Words: seal, sealing, sealer

Both words in one sentence

  • In one case ("The Treasure of Abbot Thomas"), the evil was deliberately sealed in as a boobytrap, to be sprung on the first person to open the metaphorical can.
  • The government stops using sealed orders in Get Smart, because none of the agents are able to break the wax when it's time to open them.
    Source: Sealed Orders
  • Several villains in Buffy the Vampire Slayer want to open the Hellmouth for reasons somewhere between this and worship of the True Demons sealed inside.
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