PATENCY Antonyms
Best Opposite Words For PATENCY
| Word | Save | Syns.. | Usage | Type | ||
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| blocked | verbv | |||||
adjective satellite • closed to traffic • completely obstructed or closed off | ||||||
| closed | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • not open or affording passage or access • (set theory) of an interval that contains both its endpoints • not open • used especially of mouth or eyes adjective satellite • requiring union membership • with shutters closed • not open to the general public • not having an open mind • blocked against entry | ||||||
| concealed | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • hidden on any grounds for any motive adjective satellite • not accessible to view | ||||||
| covered | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
adjective • overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form | ||||||
| guarded | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • prudent | ||||||
| hidden | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • not accessible to view • designed to elude detection • difficult to find | ||||||
| obstructed | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
adjective • shut off to passage or view or hindered from action | ||||||
| private | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy noun • an enlisted man of the lowest rank in the Army or Marines adjective satellite • concerning things deeply private and personal • concerning one person exclusively • not expressed | ||||||
| sealed | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
adjective • established irrevocably • closed or secured with or as if with a seal adjective satellite • undisclosed for the time being • determined irrevocably • apply a non-porous coating to something so as to ensure it is impervious • covered with a waterproof coating • (of walls) covered with a coat of plaster | ||||||
| secret | nounn | |||||
noun • something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on) • information known only to a special group • something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained adjective satellite • not open or public; kept private or not revealed • conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods • not openly made known • communicated covertly • not expressed • designed to elude detection • hidden from general view or use • (of information) given in confidence or in secret • indulging only covertly • having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding • the next to highest level of official classification for documents | ||||||
| veiled | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • having or as if having a veil or concealing cover adjective satellite • muted or unclear | ||||||
| obscured | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • not clearly expressed or understood • marked by difficulty of style or expression • difficult to find • not famous or acclaimed • not drawing attention • remote and separate physically or socially verb • make less visible or unclear • make unclear, indistinct, or blurred • make unintelligible or unclear • reduce a vowel to a neutral one, such as a schwa • make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing | ||||||
