Synonyms for shut
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1. shut

   Synonyms:
   close, contract, confine, preclude, bar, fasten

   Antonyms:
   open, expand, unclose, unbar, unfasten

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1. shut, unopen, closedadjective

   not open

   "the door slammed shut"

   Synonyms:
   unsympathetic, unopen, closed in(p), closed(a), closed

   Antonyms:
   unfastened, ajar(p), wide-open, open

2. closed, shutverb

   used especially of mouth or eyes

   "he sat quietly with closed eyes"; "his eyes were shut against the sunlight"

   Synonyms:
   closed, unopen, unsympathetic, closed(a), closed in(p)

   Antonyms:
   open, unfastened, ajar(p), wide-open

3. close, shutverb

   move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut

   "Close the door"; "shut the window"

   Synonyms:
   exclude, shut down, come together, close, fold, close down, conclude, keep out, fill up, close up, shut out

   Antonyms:
   open, unfastened, ajar(p), wide-open

4. close, shutverb

   become closed

   "The windows closed with a loud bang"

   Synonyms:
   exclude, shut down, come together, close, fold, close down, conclude, keep out, fill up, close up, shut out

   Antonyms:
   wide-open, open, ajar(p), unfastened

5. exclude, keep out, shut out, shutverb

   prevent from entering; shut out

   "The trees were shutting out all sunlight"; "This policy excludes people who have a criminal record from entering the country"

   Synonyms:
   turf out, boot out, leave out, omit, chuck out, debar, close, exclude, bar, keep out, leave off, eject, turn out, except, shut out, take out

   Antonyms:
   unfastened, ajar(p), wide-open, open

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1. shutverb

   Synonyms:
   close, close up

2. shutverb

   Synonyms:
   enclose, confine, imprison, shut up, coop up, lock up, close the door upon

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1. shutverb

   Synonyms:
   close, debar, exclude, preclude, (shut up) confine, imprison, coop up, incarcerate, immure

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1. List of paraphrases for "shut":

   closed, close, farm, firm, closure, shh, ferme, closes, locked, closing

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How to use shut in a sentence?

1. Wu Yeni:

   If they totally shut the door to American TV, it would be tragic.

2. Josh Reid:

   It appears so, this is the same senator who shut down the government last year in protest over the Affordable Care Act?

3. Olaf Scholz:

   It is bitter that we now have to temporarily use some power plants that we had already shut down because of Russia's brutal attack on Ukraine. But it's only for a little while.

4. Holmdel Patch:

   We shut it down, baby. We shut it down.

5. Dan Sullivan:

   Think about this, we are importing more Russian oil than we're producing in Alaska. The Biden administration comes up and tries to shut down oil production in Alaska and imports more oil from Russia. Makes zero sense. He needs to shut that loophole down. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP.