Sealed
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /siːld/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Sealed is a verb meaning simple past and past participle of seal.
Meaning
simple past and past participle of seal.
More Meanings
- Closed by a seal (something to prevent leakage).
- Preventing entrance.
- Of a road: having an asphalt or macadamised surface.
- (object-oriented programming) Not subclassable; from which one cannot inherit.
Example Sentences
Now we are liberal with our innermost secrets, spraying them into the public ether with a generosity our forebears could not have imagined. Where we once sent love letters in a sealed envelope, or stuck photographs of our children in a family album, now such private material is despatched to servers and clouds operated by people we don't know and will never meet.
Synonyms for sealed
Depending on context, synonyms include impermeable, plastered, tight, concealed, covered, irrevocable.
Antonyms for sealed
Common opposites include uncertain, unsealed.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include covered, plastered, tight, paved, corked, certain.
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