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closed-down

ADJECTIVE
dormant
Synonyms
STRONGEST
asleep comatose inert inoperative latent passive sidelined sluggish
WEAK
abeyant down fallow hibernating lethargic lurking on the shelf out of action potential prepatent quiescent slack slumbering smoldering suspended torpid
Antonyms
STRONGEST
active alert awake conscious lively
ADJECTIVE
forbidden
Synonyms
STRONGEST
outlawed prohibited
STRONG
banned closed no-go proscribed refused taboo vetoed
WEAK
black-market closed-up contraband no-no off-limits out of bounds verboten
Antonyms
STRONG
allowed
WEAK
approved authorized permitted sanctioned
ADJECTIVE
impermissible
Synonyms
WEAK
banned closed closed-up contraband no-no off-limits out of bounds proscribed refused taboo verboten vetoed
ADJECTIVE
prohibited
Synonyms
STRONGEST
banned barred contraband illegal illicit restricted
STRONG
crooked proscribed refused taboo vetoed
WEAK
black-market no-no not allowed not approved off-limits out of bounds out of line shady verboten wildcat
Antonyms
STRONGEST
allowed lawful legal legitimate
WEAK
permitted
ADJECTIVE
unemployed
Synonyms
STRONGEST
idle inactive jobless underemployed
STRONG
down free loafing
WEAK
at liberty between jobs disengaged fired laid-off leisured on layoff on the bench on the dole on the shelf out of a job out of action out of work resting unapplied unengaged unexercised unoccupied unused without gainful employment workless
Antonyms
STRONGEST
active busy working
WEAK
employed occupied

Example Sentences

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Coinbase’s share price closed down more than 2 % on Tuesday to $197.75.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

In the weeks before Spirit closed down, the company warned that travelers’ pocketbooks would feel the airline’s absence if it vanished.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Tractor Supply closed down 12% on April 21, making it the worst performer in the S&P 500.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

After their Myanmar compound was closed down, the two men moved to another scam compound in Cambodia, Pirro said, before they were arrested in Thailand early this year on immigration charges.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Parents were demanding that the school be closed down and decontaminated.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda