Standard Lemma guide

sealed

adj · verb · 12 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /siːld/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -iːld
  • CMU ARPABET: S IY1 L D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Closed by a seal (something to prevent leakage).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Preventing entrance.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Of a road: having an asphalt or macadamised surface.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adj

Meaning 4

Not subclassable; from which one cannot inherit.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Qualifier: object-oriented programming

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

verb

Meaning 5

simple past and past participle of seal

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

adjective

Meaning 6

closed or secured with or as if with a seal

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • my lips are sealed
  • the package is still sealed
  • the premises are sealed

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: unsealed

7

adjective

Meaning 7

established irrevocably

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • his fate is sealed

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: certain

Antonyms: unsealed

8

adjective satellite

Meaning 8

(of walls) covered with a coat of plaster

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: plastered

Antonyms: none provided

9

adjective satellite

Meaning 9

covered with a waterproof coating

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a sealed driveway

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

10

adjective satellite

Meaning 10

having been paved

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

11

adjective satellite

Meaning 11

determined irrevocably

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • his fate is sealed

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

12

adjective satellite

Meaning 12

undisclosed for the time being

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • sealed orders
  • a sealed move in chess

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: запечатан (zapečatan) — closed by a seal
  • Chinese Mandarin: 密封的 (mìfēng de) — closed by a seal
  • German: versiegelt — closed by a seal
  • Italian: sigillato — closed by a seal
  • Latin: sigillātus — closed by a seal
  • Turkish: mühürlü — closed by a seal
  • Chinese Mandarin: 封閉的 /封闭的 (fēngbì de) — preventing entrance
  • Chinese Mandarin: 封鎖的 /封锁的 (fēngsuǒ de) — preventing entrance
  • German: dicht — preventing entrance
  • Italian: sigillato — preventing entrance
  • Māori: papatau — preventing entrance
  • Spanish: sellado — preventing entrance
  • Spanish: cerrado — preventing entrance
  • Turkish: mühürlü — preventing entrance
  • Māori: papatau — of a road having an asphalt or a macadamised surface
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