walled off
Shut behind barriers
Walled off describes something separated or isolated by a barrier, literal or figurative.
A walled-off garden is physically enclosed.
More often the phrase is metaphorical: a walled-off part of someone's life is kept private or inaccessible to others.
She kept her emotions walled off from everyone.
In computing, walled-off systems are isolated for security.
- enclosedSurrounded and sealed within
- isolatedSeparated from others
- barricadedSealed off defensively
- fortifiedMade more resistant
- sealedClosed to prevent entry
hermetically sealed · partitioned · secluded · quarantined · blocked · barred · shut out · keep at bay · shuttered · cloistered · impenetrable · guarded · fortress · rampart · barrier · iron curtain · divided · segregated
walled offopen
Not closed
accessible · unenclosed · exposed · unfenced · unwalled
walled offopen
Not closed
vulnerable · receptive · emotionally available · approachable · unguarded
walled offpermeable
Allowing substances through
open · porous · penetrable · unsealed · breathable