Antonyms for padlocked

Grammar : Adj, verb

Spell : pad-lok

Phonetic Transcription : ˈpædˌlɒk

Definition of padlocked

Origin : "removable lock," late 15c., from lokke (see lock (n.)), but the first element is of unknown origin.

As in tight : adj sealed
As in locked : adj secured
As in closed : adj shut, out of service
As in secure : verb attach, tie up

Example sentences :

Her sails were furled; the slide of her scuttle hatch was closed and padlocked.
Extract from : « Chance » by Joseph Conrad

There were chests and boxes, some of them padlocked, and all with cushions on them for seats.
Extract from : « Ruth Fielding and the Gypsies » by Alice B. Emerson

They flung themselves against the door, but the door was padlocked.
Extract from : « The Long Roll » by Mary Johnston

If they could, they would have padlocked a chain to her ankle and a collar about her neck.
Extract from : « The Bill-Toppers » by Andre Castaigne

I passed a padlocked door, two corners, and faced the void of fog.
Extract from : « The Riddle of the Sands » by Erskine Childers

She was used to seeing it padlocked, and to listen in vain for an answer to her call.
Extract from : « A Dog with a Bad Name » by Talbot Baines Reed

The door was hasped, with a crook let into a staple so that it might, if necessary, be padlocked.
Extract from : « In the Roar of the Sea » by Sabine Baring-Gould

Hal approached the gate, which was of iron bars, and padlocked.
Extract from : « King Coal » by Upton Sinclair

The book, to be sure, is padlocked, but we happen to know where it is kept.
Extract from : « Alice Sit-By-The-Fire » by J. M. Barrie

But he did not explain the mystery of his padlocked treasures.
Extract from : « The Incendiary » by W. A. (William Augustine) Leahy

Synonyms for padlocked

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