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button up

VERB
batten down the hatches
Synonyms
WEAK
secure the hatches tie up zip up
VERB
button one's lip
Synonyms
WEAK
be silent clam up keep one's trap shut not let out a peep say nothing shut up
VERB
cap
Synonyms
STRONGEST
beat clinch complete cover crown eclipse exceed finish surpass wrap up
STRONG
best better can cob crest excel outshine outstrip pass surmount top transcend trump
WEAK
button down do to a T put the lid on top it off
Antonyms
STRONGEST
begin disregard fail fall behind forget ignore introduce lay out lose start
STRONG
surrender
VERB
close
Synonyms
STRONGEST
conclude do end halt shutter
STRONG
cap cease clear clinch consummate culminate determine discontinue fold terminate ultimate
WEAK
button down call it a day call off cut loose drop the curtain fold up pack it in put a lid on put to bed sew up shut down wind down wind up wrap up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
begin commence start
STRONG
continue initiate open
WEAK
not finish
VERB
lock
Synonyms
STRONGEST
close engage join press seal shut
STRONG
bar bolt button clench clutch embrace encircle enclose entwine grapple grasp hug latch link mesh secure unite
WEAK
turn the key
Antonyms
STRONGEST
disjoin open release unseal
STRONG
divide let go loose loosen separate unfasten unlock unloose
WEAK
unclasp
VERB
transact
Synonyms
STRONG
accomplish buy clinch close conclude conduct discharge do effectuate enact execute finish handle jell manage move negotiate operate perform prosecute sell settle
WEAK
TCB button down carry on pull off run with the ball see to sew up take care of work out a deal wrap up
Antonyms
STRONG
abandon begin commence disregard fail halt introduce keep leave mismanage miss neglect not finish prevent remain start stay stop unsettle
WEAK
deny refuse

Example Sentences

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Aunt Kitty started up with her tsk-tsking as she fastened the row of buttons up the back, but I would have none of it.

From Literature

He gets a lot of credit for bringing personality to a very buttoned up and scripted media.

From Los Angeles Times

I think I hold the most back when I’m interviewing people on the red carpet, because I know I have to be buttoned up, and it’s about them.

From Los Angeles Times

“He knows how to walk a deal through step by step to make sure that everything is complete and buttoned up,” Buss said, “and that’s exactly what happened.”

From Los Angeles Times

While being escorted into the ceremony in the Capitol, eyes hidden behind her hat and coat buttoned up, she was a dead-ringer for H.G.

From Salon

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.