walled up
Sealed behind masonry
Walled up describes something enclosed or sealed behind a wall, often permanently.
A doorway might be walled up during renovation.
The phrase carries sinister overtones from stories of people entombed alive: They found a skeleton walled up in the basement.
Figuratively, someone walled up is emotionally closed off, inaccessible to others.
Held in custody
- entombedSealed in burial chamber
- bricked inEnclosed by masonry
- trappedUnable to escape
- immuredEnclosed within walls
captive · dungeon · buried alive · interred · crypt · tomb · catacomb · oubliette
Made permanently nonfunctional
- mortaredBonded with cement mixture
- plasteredExtremely intoxicated
- cementedFastened with lasting adhesion
- masonryBuilding with mortared blocks
sealed · boarded up · blocked · filled in · patched · repaired · closed off · bricklaying
Held back from expression
- suppressedForcibly held down
- bottled upEmotions kept hidden inside
- guardedWary and restrained
- closed offBarred from access
withdrawn · isolated · shut in · defensive · protected · internalized · unexpressed · detached
Heavily defended military structure
- rampartFortified defensive wall
- battlementToothed fortress wall crown
- strongholdFortified place of defense
- citadelFortified urban stronghold
bastion · barricade · bulwark · parapet · garrison · siege · castle · keep
Made invisible deliberately
- secretConcealed information
- buriedPlaced beneath earth
- obscuredMade hard to perceive
- forgottenNo longer recalled
lost · undiscovered · mysterious · tucked away · inaccessible · secret passage · hidden chamber · secret room
imprisoned
Held in custody
- entombedSealed in burial chamber
- bricked inEnclosed by masonry
- trappedUnable to escape
immured · captive · dungeon · buried alive · interred · crypt · tomb · catacomb · oubliette · cell
bricked
Made permanently nonfunctional
- mortaredBonded with cement mixture
- plasteredExtremely intoxicated
- cementedFastened with lasting adhesion
masonry · sealed · boarded up · blocked · filled in · patched · repaired · closed off · bricklaying · stonework
repressed
Held back from expression
- suppressedForcibly held down
- bottled upEmotions kept hidden inside
- guardedWary and restrained
closed off · withdrawn · isolated · shut in · defensive · protected · internalized · unexpressed · detached · numb
fortress
Heavily defended military structure
- rampartFortified defensive wall
- battlementToothed fortress wall crown
- strongholdFortified place of defense
citadel · bastion · barricade · bulwark · parapet · garrison · siege · castle · keep · medieval
concealed
Made invisible deliberately
forgotten · lost · undiscovered · mysterious · tucked away · inaccessible · secret passage · hidden chamber · secret room · covered up