padlocked

ADJECTIVE

closed

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bankrupt locked sealed

STRONG

fastened folded

WEAK

dark gone fishing not open out of business out of order shut down

Antonyms

WEAK

beginning continuing in business open running started starting unsettled welcoming working

ADJECTIVE

locked

Synonyms

STRONGEST

closed sealed

STRONG

cinched fastened

WEAK

tight

ADJECTIVE

tight

Synonyms

STRONGEST

airtight fast short uncomfortable

WEAK

blind blocked bolted choking clumped cramping crushing cutting fastened firm fixed hermetic hermetically sealed impenetrable impermeable impervious locked nailed obstructed pinching plugged proof secure shrunken shut skintight slammed smothering snapped sound stopped up tied tied-up watertight

Antonyms

STRONGEST

loose

WEAK

open slack unsealed

Example Sentences

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Sindorf left in May 2024 but padlocked the unit behind him, preventing Vivos from taking possession.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

But residents can no longer view the bright autumn colours of the tree of life, a symbol often painted by Behzad, as the wooden door has been padlocked shut.

From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026

In March, the clinic doors had been padlocked for two weeks when she developed vomiting and diarrhea.

From Salon • Dec. 16, 2025

A massive "Home Furnishings" banner glares over the line of grubby once-white caravans, many with padlocked doors and windows taped shut.

From BBC • May 2, 2025

I found myself on a sidewalk leading past the backs of several somber-colored warehouses, each with large bay doors for unloading trucks, padlocked for the night.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer

padlocked

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