sewed up
Locked in completely
Sewed up means secured or settled conclusively.
A team that has sewed up the championship has clinched it beyond doubt.
A deal that's all sewed up is finalized.
The image is of closing something tight with stitches—nothing left open, nothing escaping.
In medical contexts, to get sewed up is to have a wound sutured.
Brought to completion
- completedFully finished
- settledNo longer in question
- confirmedEstablished as accurate
- locked inFirmly committed, unchangeable
wrapped up · clinched · secured · decided · determined · guaranteed · assured · arranged
Restored to function
- patchedRepaired with covering material
- darnedMildly cursed euphemism
- suturedClosed with surgical thread
- fixedRestored or immovable
restored · hemmed · reinforced · tacked · basted · closed up · reattached · needle and thread
concluded
Brought to completion
locked in · wrapped up · clinched · secured · decided · determined · guaranteed · assured · arranged · sorted
repaired
Restored to function
- patchedRepaired with covering material
- darnedMildly cursed euphemism
- suturedClosed with surgical thread
fixed · restored · hemmed · reinforced · tacked · basted · closed up · reattached · needle and thread · tailored
enclosed
Surrounded and sealed within
closed · contained · wrapped · covered · protected · finished · tucked in · bundled · packaged
sewed upup in the air
Unresolved, awaiting determination
undecided · uncertain · contested · up for grabs · in doubt
sewed upripped
Torn or very muscular
torn · torn open · split open · unstitched · cut open
sewed upunsecured
Not backed by collateral
at risk · vulnerable · precarious · shaky · in jeopardy
sew, sewing, sewer, sewn, sewed, stitched, sew up, sews, unsew