door closed
Passage blocked off
Door closed describes the state of a door that has been shut, blocking passage or sealing an opening.
The phrase appears on signs, status indicators, and automated announcements: Please wait—door closed.
Figuratively, a closed door represents ended opportunity or refused access: That chapter of my life is door closed.
- shutTo close firmly
- lockedFastened with a mechanism
- sealedClosed to prevent entry
- blockedPassage prevented or impeded
- brick wallStacked masonry partition
dead end · entrance · exit · no entry · barrier · off limits · knob · handle · slam · latch · threshold · private · do not disturb · secret · open sesame · rejected · cold shoulder · shut out
- regretswhat if, hindsight, second thoughts, wrong choice, squandered
- endingsending, the end, finish, final, end
door closedopen door
Barrier removed for entry
wide open · open · unlocked · cracked open · unlatched
door closedopen door policy
Unrestricted visitor welcome stance
doors open · welcome · accessible · come on in · open for business
door, closed, doors, doored, doorway, doorways, doorman, doormen, doorstep