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adjective

  • Emotionally distant, guarded, and unwilling to share feelings or be intimate with others.
  • Physically sealed, isolated, or made inaccessible to entry.

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Walker, of all people, wrote that the Supreme Court has never closed off this route to relief, leaving states free to pursue it.

From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026

Three and a half decades ago it was all but closed off to the world.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

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  • an emotional fortress
  • keeps people at arm's length
  • hard to read
  • in their shell

Possible Antonyms

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  • an open book
  • emotionally available
  • lets people in
  • wears their heart on their sleeve

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