closed in

ADJECTIVE

cramped

Synonyms

STRONGEST

crowded narrow packed small tiny

STRONG

circumscribed close confined crabbed pent restricted squeezed

WEAK

awkward hemmed in illegible incommodious indecipherable irregular jammed in little minute tight tucked up two-by-four uncomfortable

Antonyms

STRONGEST

big broad-minded empty enormous generous huge large

WEAK

free open uncongested uncramped uncrowded uninhibited unobstructed

ADJECTIVE

foggy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cloudy fuzzy misty murky soupy vague

WEAK

blurred ceiling zero clouded dark dim filmy fogged in gray indistinct mushy nebulous pea-soupy smazy smoggy socked in unclear vaporous vapory zero-zero

Antonyms

STRONGEST

clear

ADJECTIVE

misty

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cloudy foggy fuzzy hazy murky overcast

WEAK

bleary blurred clouded dark dewy dim enveloped indistinct mushy nebulous opaque shrouded socked in soupy unclear vague vaporous

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bright clear sunny

Example Sentences

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Equity and fixed-income markets are closed in observance of Independence Day.

From Barron's • Jun. 28, 2026

Mills-Smith also fled to Suffolk but the police closed in on all six.

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026

Officials said the highway was closed in both directions for approximately three hours as officers investigated.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2026

Lidl could not pass the inadequacy test for a standard off-licence but was able to pass the test for a pub as two bars close to the supermarket have closed in recent years.

From BBC • Jun. 17, 2026

He pushed the slab across the hole, and the stillness closed in around him.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

closed in

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