padlocked
Locked with hardware
Padlocked means secured with a padlock—a detachable lock with a U-shaped bar that passes through a hasp or chain.
The gate was padlocked shut.
Figuratively, something padlocked is firmly closed off or inaccessible: His lips were padlocked on the subject.
Made fast or obtained
- chainedBound with links
- boltedFastened or fled suddenly
- fastenedJoined or held together
- sealedClosed to prevent entry
latched · clasped · hasp · shackle · deadbolted · barred · gated · impenetrable
Made invisible deliberately
- hiddenKept out of sight
- secretConcealed information
- confidentialMeant to stay secret
- classifiedRestricted from disclosure
undisclosed · private · sealed · shrouded · veiled · encrypted · suppressed · withheld
Not accessible now
- off-limitsProhibited from access
- inaccessibleCannot be reached
- forbiddenNot allowed
- blockedPassage prevented or impeded
barricaded · shut · excluded · quarantined · cordoned · banned · restricted · prohibited
secured
Made fast or obtained
sealed · latched · clasped · hasp · shackle · deadbolted · barred · gated · impenetrable · tamper-proof
concealed
Made invisible deliberately
- hiddenKept out of sight
- secretConcealed information
- confidentialMeant to stay secret
classified · undisclosed · private · sealed · shrouded · veiled · encrypted · suppressed · withheld · guarded
closed
Not accessible now
- off-limitsProhibited from access
- inaccessibleCannot be reached
- forbiddenNot allowed
blocked · barricaded · shut · excluded · quarantined · cordoned · banned · restricted · prohibited · embargoed
- locked outblocked, barred, excluded, denied, banned
- restricted areasno-go area, lab, cordoned area, buffer zone, safe zone
- financial ruinbankrupt, bankruptcy, bust, busted, broke
- stoppedstopped, halted, ceased, ended, finished
- stuckjammed, clogged, trapped, stuck in mud, snowed in
padlockedunlocked
Not fastened shut
open · unsealed · unfastened · unlatched · unsecured
padlockedopen
Not closed
open for business · operating · running · active · in operation
- padlock iconSecure site indicator
- padlock keyTool freeing portable locks