buttoned
Closed with clasps
Buttoned describes something fastened with buttons: a buttoned shirt, buttoned cuffs.
More figuratively, buttoned suggests being closed up or restrained.
Someone who is buttoned up is reserved, formal, or unwilling to share information.
To have something buttoned up is to have it fully under control or finalized: We've got the deal buttoned up.
Upper body garment
- blazerSemiformal tailored jacket
- cardiganFront-opening knitted garment
- vestSleeveless upper-body garment
- coatOuter garment or layer
blouse · waistcoat · polo · trenchcoat · jacket · overcoat · cuffs · collar
Joined or held together
- snappedBroke with sudden force
- securedMade fast or obtained
- claspedHeld firmly together
- closedNot accessible now
hooked · latched · buckled · zipped · clipped · sealed · shut · done up
Held under control
- formalFollowing strict protocol
- properSocially appropriate
- guardedWary and restrained
- reticentDisinclined to speak freely
composed · controlled · uptight · strait-laced · prim · inhibited · repressed · stiff
shirt
Upper body garment
- blazerSemiformal tailored jacket
- cardiganFront-opening knitted garment
- vestSleeveless upper-body garment
coat · blouse · waistcoat · polo · trenchcoat · jacket · overcoat · cuffs · collar · placket
fastened
Joined or held together
closed · hooked · latched · buckled · zipped · clipped · sealed · shut · done up · pinned
restrained
Held under control
reticent · composed · controlled · uptight · strait-laced · prim · inhibited · repressed · stiff · conventional
locked down
Fully restricted, immobilized
settled · finalized · confirmed · arranged · prepared · controlled · managed · wrapped up · tied down · nailed down
- clothing featuresadjustable, breathable, cuffed, durable, elastic
- fastening statesfastened, unfastened, locked, unlocked, latched
- upholsteryfoam, padding, stuffing, tufting, fabric
- dressed statesdressed, undressed, clothed, unclothed, naked
- formal attiretuxedo, evening gown, ball gown, prom dress, bow tie
- fabric statesworn, clean, dirty, ripped, stretched
buttonedunbuttoned
Freed from fasteners
relaxed · uninhibited · loose · casual · informal
buttonedunconcluded
Not brought to end
unfinished · unsettled · undone · incomplete · pending
- belly buttonCord attachment remnant
- big red buttonConspicuous emergency activator
- snooze buttonAlarm delay mechanism
- power buttonDevice activation control
- panic buttonEmergency alert activator
- button upFasten with small discs
button, buttons, unbutton, buttoning, button-down, button up, unbuttons, unbuttoning, rebutton