Synonyms and Antonyms of shut

synonym (synonym of shut)

  • (verb.contact)
    close
    move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.social)
    exclude, keep out, shut out
    prevent from entering; shut out (verb.social)
     
  • (adj.all)
    closed, unopen
    not open (adj.all)
     
  • (adj.all)
    closed
    used especially of mouth or eyes (adj.all)
     

antonym (antonym of shut)

  • (verb.contact)
    open, open up
    cause to open or to become open (verb.contact)
     
  • (adj.all)
    open, unfastened
    affording unobstructed entrance and exit; not shut or closed (adj.all)
     
  • (verb.social)
    admit, include, let in
    allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of (verb.social)
     
  • (adj.all)
    open, opened
    used of mouth or eyes (adj.all)
     

also (also)

similar (similar with shut)

  • used especially of mouth or eyes (adj.all)
    blinking, winking
    closing the eyes intermittently and rapidly (adj.all)
     
  • (adj.all)
    compressed, tight
    pressed tightly together (adj.all)
     
  • (adj.all)
    squinched, squinting
    having eyes half closed in order to see better (adj.all)
     

hypernym (shut IS A KIND OF .... relation)

  • become closed (verb.contact)
    change state, turn
    undergo a transformation or a change of position or action (verb.change)
     
  • prevent from entering; shut out (verb.social)
    keep, prevent
    stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state (verb.social)
     

hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF shut relation)

  • move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut (verb.contact)
    snap
    close with a snapping motion (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    slat
    close the slats of (windows) (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    bang, slam
    close violently (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    shutter
    close with shutters (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    draw
    move or pull so as to cover or uncover something (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    roll up
    close (a car window) by causing it to move up, as with a handle (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    bung
    close with a cork or stopper (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    seal, seal off
    make tight; secure against leakage (verb.contact)
     
  • prevent from entering; shut out (verb.social)
    curse, excommunicate, unchurch
    exclude from a church or a religious community (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.social)
    lock out
    prevent employees from working during a strike (verb.social)
     
  • (verb.social)
    ostracise, ostracize
    avoid speaking to or dealing with (verb.social)
     

cause (cause to relations of shut)

  • move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut (verb.contact)
    close, shut
    become closed (verb.contact)
     

derivation (.... is derived from shut)

  • (noun.act)
    closing, shutting
    the act of closing something (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    blockage, closure, occlusion
    the act of blocking (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    shutter
    a hinged blind for a window (noun.artifact)
     
  • prevent from entering; shut out (verb.social)
    exclusion
    the state of being excluded (noun.state)
     
synonym antonym also similar hypernym hyponym cause close exclude keep out closed unopen open open up admit unfastened opened lock lock away lock in close in enclose inclose blinking winking compressed squinched squinting change state turn keep prevent snap slat bang slam shutter draw close
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Related Words

. close . exclude, keep out, shut out . closed, unopen . closed . open, open up . open, unfastened . admit, include, let in . open, opened . lock, lock away, lock in, lock up, put away, shut away, shut up . close in, enclose, inclose, shut in . closed . blinking, winking . compressed, tight . squinched, squinting . change state, turn . keep, prevent . snap . slat . bang, slam . shutter . draw . roll up . bung . seal, seal off . curse, excommunicate, unchurch . lock out . ostracise, ostracize . close, shut . close, shut . closing, shutting . blockage, closure, occlusion . shutter . exclusion


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