close season

/ˈkləʊz ˈsiːzən/

noun

The time of year when no competition takes place.

Opposite

Meanings

nounclose season (countable and uncountable, plural close seasons)

plural close seasons · alternative closed season

  1. countableuncountablehobbiesThe time of year when no competition takes place.
  2. countableuncountablefishingThe time of year when hunting or fishing is not permitted.

    Antonyms: open season

  3. countableidiomaticuncountableA situation or period in which some activity is forbidden or discontinued.

    Antonyms: open season

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe time of year when hunting or fishing is not permitted.

Opposite

nounA situation or period in which some activity is forbidden or discontinued.

Opposite

Translations

Esperanto sezono de protekto, tempo de protekto
  • sezono de protektotime of year when hunting or fishing is not permitted
  • tempo de protektotime of year when hunting or fishing is not permitted
Finnish rauhoitusaika
  • rauhoitusaikatime of year when hunting or fishing is not permitted
German Schonzeit
  • Schonzeittime of year when hunting or fishing is not permitted
Irish séasúr coiscthe
  • séasúr coiscthetime of year when hunting or fishing is not permitted
Polish okres ochronny
  • okres ochronnytime of year when hunting or fishing is not permitted
Turkish av yaşağı
  • av yaşağıtime of year when hunting or fishing is not permitted
Cite this entry
APA

close season. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/close%20season

MLA

“close season.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/close%20season. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “close season,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/close%20season.

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