PATENCY Antonyms

There are 12 antonyms of the word patency. (opposite meanings)

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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