shuttered

Out of business

Shuttered describes something fitted with shutters—hinged panels covering windows—or with those shutters closed: a shuttered cottage, shuttered windows.

More commonly now, shuttered means permanently closed, especially of businesses: The shuttered factory stood empty for years.

The figurative sense suggests abandonment or cessation of activity: a shuttered theater, shuttered storefronts lined the downtown.

abandoned

boarded

Entered a vessel

forsaken · deserted · mothballed · defunct · bankrupt · failed · disused · condemned · padlocked · windowless

closed

bolted

Fastened or fled suddenly

  • latchedFastened with hook mechanism
  • sealedClosed to prevent entry
  • lockedFastened with a mechanism

fastened · barred · secured · hinged · slatted · louvered · wooden · storm · plantation · blinds

photography

aperture

Adjustable optical inlet

snap · capture · flash · lens · camera · ISO · speed · release · mechanism · burst

dark

dimmed

Reduced in brightness

lightless · unlit · darkened · sunless · shaded · gloomy · murky · pitch-dark · somber · twilit

Categories
Opposites
business operation status

shutteredopen

Not closed

operating · open for business · in business · active · functioning

window/opening coverage

shutteredunshuttered

With coverings removed

open · uncovered · exposed · bare · unveiled

accessibility/openness

shutteredopen

Not closed

accessible · welcoming · inviting · receptive · available

Phrases
Family

shutter, shutters, shutterbug, shuttering, unshuttered

Familiarity
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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G