closed casket

adjective

Held with the casket containing the body remaining closed throughout the entire procession.

Opposite
open casket

Meanings

adjectiveclosed casket (not comparable)
  1. not comparableHeld with the casket containing the body remaining closed throughout the entire procession.

    Other red flags raised by investors surrounding Cotten's death included his name being spelled incorrectly on the death certificate and his closed casket funeral. That led to speculation that Cotten may have faked his own death.

    2022 January 18, Cassie Williams, “Quadriga CEO's widow speaks out over his death and the missing crypto millions”, in CBC News

    Antonyms: open casket

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveHeld with the casket containing the body remaining closed throughout the entire procession.

Opposite
open casket
Cite this entry
APA

closed casket. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/closed%20casket

MLA

“closed casket.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/closed%20casket. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “closed casket,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/closed%20casket.

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