closed-ended
Limited response choices
Closed-ended describes questions or formats that limit responses to a predetermined set of choices.
A closed-ended question on a survey might offer only yes, no, or maybe—unlike open-ended questions that invite free-form answers.
The interview relied too heavily on closed-ended questions.
In finance, a closed-ended fund has a fixed number of shares that trade on exchanges rather than being redeemed directly.
Formal inquiry form
- surveySystematic data collection
- multiple-choiceFormat offering preset options
- yes-noLimited to two responses
- structuredArranged in organized form
quantitative · checkbox · dichotomous · predetermined · standardized · polling · census · inventory
Guiding or pacing type
- directiveFormal command or instruction
- restrictiveImposing narrow boundaries
- narrowOf small width
- limitingPlacing restrictions upon
suggestive · binary · either-or · constraining · pointed · loaded · rhetorical · manipulative
Cannot be altered
- fixed-priceUnchanging cost arrangement
- take-it-or-leave-itOffer without compromise
- firmSolid or resolute
- immovableIncapable of being shifted
settled · predetermined · locked-in · binding · irrevocable · unconditional · absolute · definitive
questionnaire
Formal inquiry form
- surveySystematic data collection
- multiple-choiceFormat offering preset options
- yes-noLimited to two responses
structured · quantitative · checkbox · dichotomous · predetermined · standardized · polling · census · inventory · assessment
leading
Guiding or pacing type
- directiveFormal command or instruction
- restrictiveImposing narrow boundaries
- narrowOf small width
limiting · suggestive · binary · either-or · constraining · pointed · loaded · rhetorical · manipulative · scripted
non-negotiable
Cannot be altered
- fixed-priceUnchanging cost arrangement
- take-it-or-leave-itOffer without compromise
- firmSolid or resolute
immovable · settled · predetermined · locked-in · binding · irrevocable · unconditional · absolute · definitive · conclusive
- questionsquestion, inquiry, questions, query, interrogatives
- interviewsjob interview, interviewer, panel interview, interviewee, group interview
- surveyspoll, polls, survey, surveys, questionnaire
closed-endedopen-ended
Lacking fixed boundaries
unrestricted · unstructured · free-form · exploratory · discursive
closed-endedopen-ended
Lacking fixed boundaries
unbounded · unlimited · expansive · indefinite · unrestricted
close, closed, ended, ending, ends, closer, closest, closely, closeness