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UNLOCKING Antonyms

There are 10 antonyms of the word unlocking. (opposite meanings)
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blocking
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements

closing
verb, nounv, n
adjective

• final or ending

noun

• the act of closing something

• the last section of a communication

• approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap

• termination of operations

• a concluding action

fastening
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place

• the act of fastening things together

locking
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• the act of locking something up to protect it

sealing
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• the act of treating something to make it repel water

shutting
verbv
noun

• the act of closing something

buttoning
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes

• an electrical switch operated by pressing

• any of various plant parts that resemble buttons

• a round flat badge displaying information and suitable for pinning onto a garment

• a female sexual organ homologous to the penis

• a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism

• any artifact that resembles a button

• a specific area or icon in graphical user interface systems that is clicked or pressed in order to select a command or perform an action

verb

• provide with buttons

• fasten with buttons

securing
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective

• free from fear or doubt; easy in mind

• free from danger or risk

• not likely to fail or give way

adjective satellite

• immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with

• financially safe

verb

• get by special effort

• cause to be firmly attached

• assure payment of

• make certain of

• fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug

• furnish with battens

zipping
verbv
noun

• a code of letters and digits added to a postal address to aid in the sorting of mail

• a quantity of no importance; thing (object:), singular, negative pronoun; pronoun, thing, singular; quantifier: negative existential

• forceful exertion

• a fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab

verb

• close with a zipper

• move very fast

lock
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed

• a strand or cluster of hair

• a mechanism that detonates the charge of a gun

• enclosure consisting of a section of canal that can be closed to control the water level; used to raise or lower vessels that pass through it

• a restraint incorporated into the ignition switch to prevent the use of a vehicle by persons who do not have the key

• any wrestling hold in which some part of the opponent's body is twisted or pressured

verb

• fasten with a lock

• keep engaged

• become rigid or immoveable

• hold in a locking position

• become engaged or intermeshed with one another

• hold fast (in a certain state)

• place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape

• pass by means through a lock in a waterway

• build locks in order to facilitate the navigation of vessels

Alternatives for BLOCKING

Alternatives for CLOSING

Alternatives for FASTENING

Alternatives for LOCKING

Alternatives for SEALING

Alternatives for SHUTTING

Alternatives for BUTTONING

Alternatives for SECURING

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