Antonyms of adj wide-open

2 senses of wide-open

Sense 1
wide-open -- (open wide; "left the doors wide-open")

INDIRECT (VIA open) -> shut, unopen, closed -- (not open; "the door slammed shut")

Sense 2
wide-open, lawless -- (lax in enforcing laws; "a wide-open town")

INDIRECT (VIA unlawful) -> lawful -- (conformable to or allowed by law; "lawful methods of dissent")

Similarity of adj wide-open

2 senses of wide-open

Sense 1
wide-open -- (open wide; "left the doors wide-open")
       => open (vs. shut), unfastened -- (affording unobstructed entrance and exit; not shut or closed; "an open door"; "they left the door open")

Sense 2
wide-open, lawless -- (lax in enforcing laws; "a wide-open town")
       => unlawful (vs. lawful) -- (contrary to or prohibited by or defiant of law; "unlawful measures"; "unlawful money"; "unlawful hunters")

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