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Anything that's sealed is securely — maybe even permanently — closed or unavailable. An ancient sealed tomb may be safe from curious explorers or grave robbers.

A sealed bottle of medicine is tightly shut, not even allowing air inside. A sealed document might be physically closed, like a sealed envelope that's pasted shut, or just unavailable for anyone without special permission to look at. When a promise or vow is sealed, it's officially established or decided: "Their sealed promise meant that neither of them could ever mention the secret club."

Definitions of sealed

1. adjective

   closed or secured with or as if with a seal
   “my lips are sealed”

   “the package is still sealed”

   “the premises are sealed”

   synonyms:

   closed

   not open or affording passage or access

   unopened

   not yet opened or unsealed

   antonyms:

   unsealed

   not closed or secured with or as if with a seal

   open

   affording free passage or access

   open, opened

   not sealed or having been unsealed
2. adjective

   covered with a waterproof coating
   “a sealed driveway”

   synonyms:

   covered

   overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
3. adjective

   (of walls) covered with a coat of plaster
   synonyms: plastered

   covered

   overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
4. adjective

   having been paved
   synonyms:

   paved

   covered with a firm surface
5. adjective

   established irrevocably
   “his fate is sealed”

   synonyms: certain

   antonyms:

   unsealed

   not established or confirmed
6. adjective

   determined irrevocably
   “his fate is sealed”

   synonyms:

   irrevocable, irrevokable

   incapable of being retracted or revoked
7. adjective

   undisclosed for the time being
   “sealed orders”

   “a sealed move in chess”

   synonyms:

   concealed

   hidden on any grounds for any motive