paywalled

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adjective

Having a paywall; requiring payment for access.

“Near-synonyms: subscription (attributively); pay-to-play (of video games)”

Similar
subscriptionpay-to-play
Opposite
nonpaywalledunpaywalledopen accessopenfree
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Meanings

adjectivepaywalled (not comparable)
  1. Internetnot comparableHaving a paywall; requiring payment for access.

    Near-synonyms: subscription (attributively); pay-to-play (of video games)

    1 more example

    […] suggesting that the paywalled online news models currently pursued by the Australian News Ltd and its international parent NewsCorp were unworkable and based on outdated ideas […]

    2012, Eugenia Siapera, Andreas Veglis, The Handbook of Global Online Journalism, page 415

    Synonyms: subscription, pay-to-play · Antonyms: nonpaywalled, unpaywalled, open access, open, free, gratis

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of paywall

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveHaving a paywall; requiring payment for access.

Similar
subscriptionpay-to-play
Opposite
nonpaywalledunpaywalledopen accessopenfreegratis
Also see
pay-to-play

Origin

From paywall + -ed.

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APA

paywalled. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paywalled

MLA

“paywalled.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paywalled. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paywalled,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paywalled.

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