stoppered

Corked up tight

Stoppered describes something closed or sealed with a stopper—a plug that blocks an opening: a stoppered bottle of wine, stoppered test tubes lined the rack.

The word appears most often with glass containers.

Figuratively, something stoppered is blocked or contained: His emotions remained stoppered.

sealed

corked

Plugged with bark stopper

capped · lidded · vacuum-sealed · impermeable · leakproof · tamper-proof · gasketed · enclosed · unopened · secured

contained

bottle

Container for liquids

  • flaskPortable liquid container
  • vialSmall glass liquid holder
  • phialSmall glass bottle

ampoule · carboy · demijohn · decanter · vessel · receptacle · encapsulated · jarred · jugged · elixir

blocked

clogged

Blocked by buildup

occluded · impeded · congested · bunged · dammed · filled · packed · jammed

preserved

wine

Fermented grape beverage

tinctures · oils · essences · perfumes · reagents · chemicals · samples · fermented · aged · cellared

Categories
Opposites
container closure state

stopperedunstoppered

With closure removed

open · uncorked · unstopped · unsealed · uncapped

Phrases
Family

stopper, stoppers, stoppering, unstoppered

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G