locked door
Key required here
A locked door is one secured by a lock, preventing entry without a key or code.
The phrase often appears in mystery and horror contexts where what lies behind matters: The detective found a locked door at the end of the hall.
Figuratively, a locked door represents inaccessibility or exclusion: His past was a locked door she couldn't open.
- keyLock-opening device
- keyholeOpening for a lock
- key cardElectronic entry credential
- handlePart for gripping
- boltThreaded rod for nuts
dead bolt · latch · deadbolt · knob · threshold · barrier · no entry · entry · shut · sealed · forbidden · do not disturb · secret · trapped · break in · escape · escape room · panic room
- Access Deniedfirewall, login failure, no entry sign, account lockout, banned user
- mysteryclue, detective, suspect, clues, sleuth
- doorwaysthreshold, passage, portal, entryway, gateway
- dungeon crawlersdungeon, loot, treasure chest, monster, trap
- prison equipmenthandcuffs, shackles, prison bars, cell bars, bars
- privacyprivacy, private, seclusion, confidentiality, solitude
locked dooropen door
Barrier removed for entry
unlocked door · welcome mat · free access · open sesame · broken lock
locked dooropen door
Barrier removed for entry
open arms · welcome sign · invitation · opportunity · green light
locked doorarchway
Curved overhead passage
gap · opening · breach · clear path · hole in the wall
locked, door, lock, locks, locking, locker, locksmith, lockable, unlock