sealed off
Blocked from entry
Sealed off describes something closed or blocked to prevent entry, exit, or passage.
Police seal off crime scenes.
Borders get sealed off during emergencies.
The phrase suggests complete isolation: The contaminated area was sealed off from the rest of the building.
Figuratively, a person who is sealed off has become emotionally inaccessible.
- cordonEncircling line restricting access
- crime sceneLocation of an offense
- barricadedSealed off defensively
- hermeticImpenetrably closed off
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
isolated · enclosed · quarantined · inaccessible · no access · fenced in · lockdown · airtight · impenetrable · shut · perimeter · estrangement · isolationism · contained · hazmat · alienation · exclusion zone · no entry
sealed offopen
Not closed
opened · accessible · unlocked · unblocked · passable
sealed offpermeable
Allowing substances through
porous · open · unsealed · breathable · leaky
sealed offconnected
Joined to another
open · accessible · linked · integrated · exposed
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