sewn-up

ADJECTIVE

finished

Synonyms

STRONGEST

closed concluded decided ended full realized resolved satisfied settled stopped

STRONG

accomplished achieved ceased compassed consummated discharged dispatched effected effectuated elaborated executed finalized fulfilled lapsed made perfected performed shut terminated

WEAK

brought about come to an end disposed of done for done with entire final in the past over over and done put into effect through tied-up worked out wound-up wrapped-up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

incomplete

WEAK

unfinished

ADJECTIVE

open and shut/open-and-shut

Synonyms

WEAK

apparent assured cinched clear clear as a bell clear-cut conclusive cut and dried distinguishable easy evident explicit glaring guaranteed iced in the bag indisputable nailed down obvious ordinary plain routine self-evident self-explanatory simple straightforward undeniable undisguised unmistakable

ADJECTIVE

premeditated

Synonyms

STRONGEST

calculated conscious deliberate intentional willful

STRONG

advised considered contrived designed fixed purposed rigged studied

WEAK

aforethought framed up laid-out prepense set-up stacked deck thought-out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

unintentional

STRONG

unplanned

WEAK

accidental casual spontaneous

Example Sentences

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Even though “Why Him?” has a fairly neatly sewn-up ending, both actors seem amenable to the idea of a sequel.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 27, 2016

He showed me a sewn-up hole on his New Balance cross-trainer, which he didn’t want to abandon—it was a really good sneaker, he said.

From The New Yorker • Apr. 27, 2016

But he says he accepts that the case for the late veneer hypothesis is not exactly sewn-up.

From BBC • Sep. 19, 2013

It takes the arrival of a child with a sewn-up mouth to help them find a way to speak the truth.

From The Guardian • May 1, 2013

The ball, made of sewn-up kangaroo skin, is thrown in the air; whoever catches it goes with his or her division—for women join in this game—into a group in the middle, the other circling round.

From The Euahlayi Tribe; a study of aboriginal life in Australia by Parker, K. Langloh (Katie Langloh)

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