Antonyms for shut
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1. shut

   Antonyms:
   open, expand, unclose, unbar, unfasten

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

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1. shut, unopen, closedadjective

   not open

   "the door slammed shut"

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

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

2. closed, shutverb

   used especially of mouth or eyes

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

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

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

3. close, shutverb

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

   "Close the door"; "shut the window"

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

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

4. close, shutverb

   become closed

   "The windows closed with a loud bang"

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

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

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"

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

   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

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1. shutverb

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

How to use shut in a sentence?

1. Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly:

   [Employees] are often ridiculed and insulted by public officials and frequently convicted in the court of public opinion on unfounded allegations testified to by street lawyers and street spokespersons, if lawmakers do not like the laws that we enforce, that we are charged to enforce, that we are sworn to enforce, then they should have the courage and the skill to change those laws. Otherwise, they should shut up and support the men and women on the front lines.

2. TSM_SweetPotato6:

   Shut up dreaded!!!”

3. Bernie Sanders:

   I'd shut down what exists right now, (which) is that virtually every telephone call in this country ends up in a file at the NSA, that is unacceptable to me.

4. Kyriakos Mitsotakis:

   Welcome in Greece are only those we choose. Those who are not welcomed will be returned, we will permanently shut the door to illegal human traffickers, to those who want to enter although they are not entitled to asylum.

5. President Moon Jae-in:

   We will make sure that companies don't go bankrupt from the COVID-19 shocks. Normal, competitive companies will never be shut just because of a temporary liquidity shortage.

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