Antonyms of adj open-ended
3 senses of open-ended
Sense 1
open-ended -- (without fixed limits or restrictions; "an open-ended discussion")
INDIRECT (VIA unrestricted) -> restricted -- (subject to restriction or subjected to restriction; "of restricted importance")
Sense 2
open-ended -- (allowing for a spontaneous response; "an open-ended question")
INDIRECT (VIA indeterminate) -> determinate -- (precisely determined or limited or defined; especially fixed by rule or by a specific and constant cause; "a determinate distance"; "a determinate number"; "determinate variations in animals")
Sense 3
open-ended -- (allowing for future changes or revisions; "open-ended agreements")
INDIRECT (VIA changeable) -> unchangeable -- (not changeable or subject to change; "a fixed and unchangeable part of the germ plasm"-Ashley Montagu; "the unchangeable seasons"; "one of the unchangeable facts of life")
Similarity of adj open-ended
3 senses of open-ended
Sense 1
open-ended -- (without fixed limits or restrictions; "an open-ended discussion")
=> unrestricted (vs. restricted) -- (not subject to or subjected to restriction)
Sense 2
open-ended -- (allowing for a spontaneous response; "an open-ended question")
=> indeterminate (vs. determinate), undetermined -- (not precisely determined or established; not fixed or known in advance; "of indeterminate age"; "a zillion is a large indeterminate number"; "an indeterminate point of law"; "the influence of environment is indeterminate"; "an indeterminate future")
Sense 3
open-ended -- (allowing for future changes or revisions; "open-ended agreements")
=> changeable (vs. unchangeable), changeful -- (such that alteration is possible; having a marked tendency to change; "changeable behavior"; "changeable moods"; "changeable prices")