paywalled

Definitions

Restricted by a system that requires payment to access content.

Locked behind a digital barrier that necessitates a subscription or fee for viewing.

Examples

The investigative report was hidden behind a paywalled site, preventing non-subscribers from reading the full story.

Many news outlets have transitioned to a paywalled model to sustain their digital journalism operations.

Synonyms

subscription-based restricted access premium content gated behind a paywall members-only

Antonyms

open access free to read unrestricted publicly available complimentary freely accessible