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Blinking 84% connected

of Blink

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Blinking 84% connected

of Blink

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Blocked 84% connected

of Block

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Blocked 84% connected

of Block

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Compressed 84% connected

of Compress

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Compressed 84% connected

of Compress

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Drawn 84% connected

of Draw

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Drawn 84% connected

of Draw

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Restricted 84% connected

of Restrict

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Restricted 84% connected

of Restrict

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Shuttered 84% connected

Furnished with shutters.

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Shuttered 84% connected

Furnished with shutters.

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Squinting 84% connected

of Squint

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Squinting 84% connected

of Squint

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Stoppered 84% connected

of Stopper

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Stoppered 84% connected

of Stopper

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Tight 84% connected

of Tie

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Tight 84% connected

of Tie

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Union 84% connected

The act of uniting or joining two or more things into one, or the state of being united or joined; junction; coalition; combination.

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Union 84% connected

The act of uniting or joining two or more things into one, or the state of being united or joined; junction; coalition; combination.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Winking 84% connected

of Wink

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Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Winking 84% connected

of Wink

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Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

See also 6

Synonym 1

Shut 92% connected

of Shut

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Antonym 2

Open 94% connected

Free of access; not shut up; not closed; affording unobstructed ingress or egress; not impeding or preventing passage; not locked up or covered over;…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records these words as lexical opposites.

Open 94% connected

Free of access; not shut up; not closed; affording unobstructed ingress or egress; not impeding or preventing passage; not locked up or covered over;…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records these words as lexical opposites.

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