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Synonyms for close
kloʊz; kloʊs; kloʊz for 66, 67, 70–72, 74, 75 , kloʊs for 68, 69, 73close
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Wiktionary
close2
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narrowclose1
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oppressive, muggyclose2
An enclosed field.
We owe them our thanks for bringing the project to a successful close.
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shut, close up, cover, shut off, close off, end, finaleclose1
At a little distance; near.
Is your house close?
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cul-de-sac, nearby, close by, nearclose2
To put an end to.
He is a close friend.
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terminate, close down, finish, wind up, intimate, endAntonyms:
start, begin, commence, initiate, cool, distant, aloofclose1
articulated with the tongue body relatively close to the hard palate
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highAntonyms:
openclose1
To terminate a computer program or a window or file thereof.
close1
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shutAntonyms:
open
English Synonyms and Antonyms
close
Adjacent farms may not be connected; if adjoining, they meet at the boundary-line. Conterminous would imply that their dimensions were exactly equal on the side where they adjoin. Contiguous may be used for either adjacent or adjoining. Abutting refers rather to the end of one building or estate than to the neighborhood of another. Buildings may be adjacent or adjoining that are not attached. Near is a relative word, places being called near upon the railroad which would elsewhere be deemed remote. Neighboring always implies such proximity that the inhabitants may be neighbors. Next views some object as the nearest of several or many; next neighbor implies a neighborhood.
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abutting, adjacent, adjoining, attached, beside, bordering, conterminous, contiguous, coterminous, near, neighboring, next, nighAntonyms:
detached, disconnected, disjoined, distant, remote, separatePreposition:
The farm was adjacent to the village.
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
close
Synonyms:
narrow, limited, restricted, condensed, packed, secret, compressed, solid, firm, compact, reserved, niggardly, shut, fast, denseAntonyms:
wide, open, ample, spacious, airy, unconfined, dispersed, rarefied, subtle, vaporous, patent, public, advertised, open-handed, liberal, frankcloseverb
Princeton's WordNet
stopping point, finale, finis, finish, last, conclusion, closenoun
the temporal end; the concluding time
"the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell"; "the market was up at the finish"; "they were playing better at the close of the season"
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cobbler's last, termination, shoemaker's last, refinement, coating, closing, last, polish, coda, finish, culture, ending, end, cultivation, ratiocination, finishing, finis, finale, stopping point, closing curtain, goal, final stage, death, destination, decision, conclusion, determinationAntonyms:
yonder, long, yon, loosely knit, out-of-town, ventilated, remote, careless, public, coarse, communicatory, distant, nonadjacent, harsh, generous, communicative, unrestrained, ulterior, unconfined, far-flung, unequal, extreme, inaccurate, removed(p), long-distance, loose, deep, faraway, open, open upconclusion, end, close, closing, endingnoun
the last section of a communication
"in conclusion I want to say..."
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shutting, goal, termination, determination, end, closing curtain, conclusion, decision, finish, ending, culmination, terminal, death, mop up, ratiocination, finis, finale, stopping point, remainder, completion, remnant, closing, destruction, shutdown, final stage, oddment, closedown, closure, windup, lastAntonyms:
communicatory, out-of-town, loosely knit, distant, unrestrained, yon, nonadjacent, communicative, public, deep, inaccurate, loose, ventilated, removed(p), careless, extreme, ulterior, unequal, long-distance, harsh, coarse, yonder, long, generous, remote, unconfined, far-flung, faraway, open up, openfinale, close, closing curtain, finisadjective
the concluding part of any performance
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closing curtain, finale, stopping point, finis, ending, conclusion, end, finish, last, coda, closingAntonyms:
ventilated, communicatory, unrestrained, communicative, unequal, ulterior, nonadjacent, remote, generous, long, distant, public, yon, deep, faraway, extreme, inaccurate, unconfined, yonder, far-flung, careless, harsh, out-of-town, removed(p), loose, long-distance, coarse, loosely knit, open, open upcloseadjective
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
"close to noon"; "how close are we to town?"; "a close formation of ships"
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skinny, tightlipped, cheeseparing, snug, penny-pinching, stuffy, faithful, airless, nigh, close-fitting, tight, confining, closemouthed, near, unaired, secretive, closelippedAntonyms:
nonadjacent, deep, coarse, generous, communicatory, public, removed(p), unequal, far-flung, inaccurate, unconfined, faraway, distant, ventilated, loose, long-distance, careless, harsh, yon, ulterior, unrestrained, long, yonder, extreme, loosely knit, remote, communicative, out-of-town, open, open upcloseadjective
close in relevance or relationship
"a close family"; "we are all...in close sympathy with..."; "close kin"; "a close resemblance"
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skinny, tightlipped, cheeseparing, snug, penny-pinching, stuffy, faithful, airless, nigh, close-fitting, tight, confining, closemouthed, near, unaired, secretive, closelippedAntonyms:
deep, unequal, communicative, yonder, long, unrestrained, yon, distant, coarse, out-of-town, inaccurate, careless, extreme, far-flung, ventilated, ulterior, remote, faraway, communicatory, generous, unconfined, nonadjacent, loosely knit, removed(p), loose, harsh, public, long-distance, open, open upnear, close, nighadjective
not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances
"near neighbors"; "in the near future"; "they are near equals"; "his nearest approach to success"; "a very near thing"; "a near hit by the bomb"; "she was near tears"; "she was close to tears"; "had a close call"
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near(a), good, closemouthed, snug, cheeseparing, tight, penny-pinching, stuffy, faithful, airless, nigh, close-fitting, tightlipped, confining, approximate, near, nigh(a), unaired, secretive, dear, skinny, closelippedAntonyms:
communicative, long, unequal, loosely knit, harsh, removed(p), inaccurate, communicatory, ulterior, yonder, unconfined, remote, distant, deep, coarse, generous, far-flung, yon, unrestrained, extreme, loose, careless, long-distance, nonadjacent, public, ventilated, faraway, out-of-town, open up, opencloseadjective
rigorously attentive; strict and thorough
"close supervision"; "paid close attention"; "a close study"; "kept a close watch on expenditures"
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skinny, tightlipped, cheeseparing, snug, penny-pinching, stuffy, faithful, airless, nigh, close-fitting, tight, confining, closemouthed, near, unaired, secretive, closelippedAntonyms:
careless, yon, faraway, far-flung, extreme, deep, public, coarse, remote, loose, unconfined, long, nonadjacent, generous, communicative, distant, removed(p), ventilated, long-distance, yonder, loosely knit, communicatory, unequal, ulterior, unrestrained, harsh, inaccurate, out-of-town, open up, openclose, faithfuladjective
marked by fidelity to an original
"a close translation"; "a faithful copy of the portrait"; "a faithful rendering of the observed facts"
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skinny, tightlipped, cheeseparing, snug, penny-pinching, stuffy, faithful, airless, nigh, close-fitting, tight, confining, closemouthed, near, unaired, secretive, closelippedAntonyms:
harsh, long-distance, inaccurate, loose, loosely knit, unconfined, communicatory, unrestrained, remote, deep, communicative, faraway, ventilated, generous, ulterior, removed(p), out-of-town, long, far-flung, careless, coarse, distant, unequal, public, nonadjacent, extreme, yonder, yon, open up, openclose, tightadjective
(of a contest or contestants) evenly matched
"a close contest"; "a close election"; "a tight game"
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pissed, cheeseparing, blind drunk, close-fitting, besotted, rigorous, slopped, nigh, soused, mingy, blotto, faithful, squiffy, pixilated, cockeyed, secretive, tightlipped, crocked, fuddled, tight, snug, stiff, airless, skinny, mean, compressed, sozzled, closemouthed, taut, nasty, plastered, miserly, closelipped, sloshed, stringent, stuffy, pie-eyed, unaired, smashed, soaked, penny-pinching, wet, loaded, near, confiningAntonyms:
distant, deep, generous, extreme, removed(p), harsh, coarse, yonder, loosely knit, nonadjacent, unrestrained, ventilated, communicatory, out-of-town, unconfined, faraway, loose, communicative, careless, remote, unequal, yon, inaccurate, long, long-distance, public, far-flung, ulterior, open, open upclose, confiningadjective
crowded
"close quarters"
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skinny, tightlipped, cheeseparing, snug, penny-pinching, stuffy, faithful, airless, nigh, limiting, close-fitting, tight, confining, restricting, closemouthed, near, constraining, constrictive, unaired, secretive, closelippedAntonyms:
removed(p), ulterior, remote, generous, unrestrained, long, out-of-town, communicative, extreme, inaccurate, unconfined, ventilated, nonadjacent, deep, distant, faraway, loose, coarse, unequal, public, careless, loosely knit, far-flung, communicatory, yonder, long-distance, yon, harsh, open, open upairless, close, stuffy, unairedadjective
lacking fresh air
"a dusty airless attic"; "the dreadfully close atmosphere"; "hot and stuffy and the air was blue with smoke"
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skinny, tightlipped, cheeseparing, snug, penny-pinching, stuffy, faithful, airless, nigh, close-fitting, stodgy, tight, confining, closemouthed, near, unaired, secretive, closelippedAntonyms:
out-of-town, communicative, communicatory, long, nonadjacent, inaccurate, harsh, generous, removed(p), deep, coarse, loosely knit, distant, unrestrained, faraway, public, yon, unconfined, ventilated, careless, remote, yonder, extreme, loose, far-flung, long-distance, ulterior, unequal, open, open upclose, tightadjective
of textiles
"a close weave"; "smooth percale with a very tight weave"
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pissed, cheeseparing, blind drunk, close-fitting, besotted, rigorous, slopped, nigh, soused, mingy, blotto, faithful, squiffy, pixilated, cockeyed, secretive, tightlipped, crocked, fuddled, tight, snug, stiff, airless, skinny, mean, compressed, sozzled, closemouthed, taut, nasty, plastered, miserly, closelipped, sloshed, stringent, stuffy, pie-eyed, unaired, smashed, soaked, penny-pinching, wet, loaded, near, confiningAntonyms:
communicative, yonder, unequal, harsh, deep, faraway, nonadjacent, far-flung, loosely knit, distant, long-distance, out-of-town, generous, ventilated, yon, communicatory, removed(p), careless, coarse, unrestrained, public, long, loose, inaccurate, remote, unconfined, extreme, ulterior, open up, opencloseadjective
strictly confined or guarded
"kept under close custody"
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skinny, tightlipped, cheeseparing, snug, penny-pinching, stuffy, faithful, airless, nigh, close-fitting, tight, confining, closemouthed, near, unaired, secretive, closelippedAntonyms:
remote, harsh, removed(p), faraway, out-of-town, nonadjacent, loosely knit, distant, unequal, loose, ventilated, unconfined, communicative, public, generous, long-distance, deep, yonder, far-flung, careless, yon, extreme, long, inaccurate, unrestrained, ulterior, coarse, communicatory, open, open upcloseadjective
confined to specific persons
"a close secret"
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skinny, tightlipped, cheeseparing, snug, penny-pinching, stuffy, faithful, airless, nigh, close-fitting, tight, confining, closemouthed, near, unaired, secretive, closelippedAntonyms:
distant, out-of-town, far-flung, unequal, ventilated, unrestrained, faraway, unconfined, inaccurate, remote, coarse, communicatory, generous, deep, ulterior, extreme, removed(p), careless, loosely knit, nonadjacent, loose, public, long-distance, long, yon, communicative, harsh, yonder, open, open upclose, snug, close-fittingadjective
fitting closely but comfortably
"a close fit"
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skinny, tightlipped, cheeseparing, snug, penny-pinching, stuffy, faithful, cozy, airless, nigh, cosy, close-fitting, tight, confining, closemouthed, near, unaired, secretive, closelippedAntonyms:
long, unconfined, ventilated, unequal, distant, inaccurate, generous, faraway, far-flung, careless, unrestrained, long-distance, yonder, harsh, coarse, loose, ulterior, extreme, yon, removed(p), out-of-town, deep, remote, nonadjacent, communicative, public, communicatory, loosely knit, open, open upcloseadjective
used of hair or haircuts
"a close military haircut"
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skinny, tightlipped, cheeseparing, snug, penny-pinching, stuffy, faithful, airless, nigh, close-fitting, tight, confining, closemouthed, near, unaired, secretive, closelippedAntonyms:
yonder, loose, ulterior, removed(p), unconfined, generous, distant, extreme, unequal, harsh, careless, remote, long-distance, yon, ventilated, public, long, communicatory, nonadjacent, communicative, faraway, coarse, unrestrained, deep, out-of-town, inaccurate, loosely knit, far-flung, open up, opencheeseparing, close, near, penny-pinching, skinnyadjective
giving or spending with reluctance
"our cheeseparing administration"; "very close (or near) with his money"; "a penny-pinching miserly old man"
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scraggy, near(a), skinny, boney, tightlipped, cheeseparing, weedy, snug, penny-pinching, stuffy, faithful, tight-fitting, airless, nigh, tightfitting, close-fitting, underweight, good, tightly fitting, tight, approximate, confining, closemouthed, near, tight fitting, nigh(a), unaired, secretive, dear, scrawny, closelippedAntonyms:
generous, long-distance, ulterior, careless, unequal, deep, yon, coarse, far-flung, communicatory, public, yonder, inaccurate, long, out-of-town, loosely knit, removed(p), unconfined, extreme, ventilated, communicative, harsh, loose, faraway, unrestrained, remote, nonadjacent, distant, open up, openclose, closelipped, closemouthed, secretive, tightlippedverb
inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information
"although they knew her whereabouts her friends kept close about it"
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skinny, tightlipped, cheeseparing, snug, penny-pinching, stuffy, faithful, airless, nigh, close-fitting, tight, confining, closemouthed, near, unaired, secretive, closelippedAntonyms:
ventilated, nonadjacent, remote, inaccurate, distant, unconfined, public, careless, faraway, communicatory, out-of-town, coarse, yon, generous, communicative, far-flung, loose, extreme, ulterior, long, harsh, yonder, unequal, long-distance, unrestrained, removed(p), loosely knit, deep, open, open upclose, shutverb
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
"Close the door"; "shut the window"
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exclude, shut down, come together, fold, close down, conclude, keep out, fill up, close up, shut, shut outAntonyms:
distant, public, unconfined, inaccurate, removed(p), unequal, communicative, far-flung, out-of-town, loose, yon, unrestrained, coarse, ulterior, careless, long, faraway, remote, generous, harsh, extreme, yonder, communicatory, deep, nonadjacent, ventilated, loosely knit, long-distance, open, open upclose, shutverb
become closed
"The windows closed with a loud bang"
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exclude, shut down, come together, fold, close down, conclude, keep out, fill up, close up, shut, shut outAntonyms:
inaccurate, careless, distant, harsh, removed(p), long-distance, public, far-flung, ventilated, ulterior, communicatory, out-of-town, yon, unequal, long, coarse, unconfined, faraway, communicative, yonder, loosely knit, remote, nonadjacent, extreme, generous, unrestrained, loose, deep, open up, openclose up, close, fold, shut down, close downverb
cease to operate or cause to cease operating
"The owners decided to move and to close the factory"; "My business closes every night at 8 P.M."; "close up the shop"
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block, come together, pen up, belt up, shut, button up, fill up, impede, conclude, be quiet, dummy up, clam up, close up, keep mum, close down, obstruct, fold, obturate, turn up, shut down, fold up, shut up, jam, occludeAntonyms:
communicatory, yon, far-flung, long-distance, loose, unconfined, unequal, extreme, ulterior, distant, careless, yonder, loosely knit, out-of-town, public, faraway, deep, nonadjacent, ventilated, harsh, unrestrained, coarse, communicative, generous, inaccurate, removed(p), remote, long, open, open upcloseverb
finish or terminate (meetings, speeches, etc.)
"The meeting was closed with a charge by the chairman of the board"
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shut down, come together, fold, close down, conclude, fill up, close up, shutAntonyms:
extreme, deep, inaccurate, generous, faraway, out-of-town, loosely knit, unrestrained, harsh, careless, unconfined, public, yon, long, ventilated, yonder, communicatory, distant, removed(p), far-flung, ulterior, communicative, coarse, long-distance, remote, nonadjacent, loose, unequal, open, open upconclude, closeverb
come to a close
"The concert closed with a nocturne by Chopin"
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reason out, reason, come together, fold, close down, conclude, shut down, fill up, close up, shut, resolveAntonyms:
yon, loose, far-flung, public, long, nonadjacent, unrestrained, long-distance, ulterior, deep, distant, yonder, ventilated, loosely knit, faraway, remote, communicatory, inaccurate, coarse, harsh, communicative, unequal, removed(p), extreme, out-of-town, generous, careless, unconfined, open, open upcloseverb
complete a business deal, negotiation, or an agreement
"We closed on the house on Friday"; "They closed the deal on the building"
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shut down, come together, fold, close down, conclude, fill up, close up, shutAntonyms:
distant, long, public, coarse, inaccurate, unconfined, remote, careless, faraway, yon, ulterior, harsh, far-flung, removed(p), extreme, generous, unrestrained, communicatory, nonadjacent, unequal, ventilated, yonder, deep, out-of-town, loose, communicative, long-distance, loosely knit, open, open upcloseverb
be priced or listed when trading stops
"The stock market closed high this Friday"; "My new stocks closed at $59 last night"
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shut down, come together, fold, close down, conclude, fill up, close up, shutAntonyms:
harsh, deep, removed(p), remote, faraway, yon, inaccurate, unrestrained, loose, ventilated, yonder, coarse, long, far-flung, careless, unconfined, nonadjacent, public, loosely knit, long-distance, extreme, out-of-town, communicative, generous, distant, unequal, communicatory, ulterior, open, open upcloseverb
engage at close quarters
"close with the enemy"
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shut down, come together, fold, close down, conclude, fill up, close up, shutAntonyms:
faraway, careless, communicative, distant, deep, generous, nonadjacent, unconfined, public, communicatory, loose, harsh, inaccurate, remote, out-of-town, long, extreme, loosely knit, removed(p), ulterior, yon, coarse, yonder, ventilated, unrestrained, unequal, long-distance, far-flung, open up, opencloseverb
cause a window or an application to disappear on a computer desktop
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shut down, come together, fold, close down, conclude, fill up, close up, shutAntonyms:
ventilated, loose, careless, faraway, unequal, extreme, deep, removed(p), loosely knit, out-of-town, inaccurate, long-distance, harsh, unconfined, far-flung, communicative, distant, yonder, nonadjacent, unrestrained, generous, communicatory, yon, ulterior, remote, public, coarse, long, open up, opencloseverb
change one's body stance so that the forward shoulder and foot are closer to the intended point of impact
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shut down, come together, fold, close down, conclude, fill up, close up, shutAntonyms:
long, unequal, deep, loose, nonadjacent, coarse, yonder, generous, unrestrained, unconfined, removed(p), communicative, communicatory, ulterior, public, careless, remote, harsh, distant, ventilated, long-distance, faraway, far-flung, inaccurate, yon, out-of-town, loosely knit, extreme, open up, openclose, come togetherverb
come together, as if in an embrace
"Her arms closed around her long lost relative"
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shut down, come together, fold, close down, conclude, fill up, close up, shutAntonyms:
faraway, unconfined, unrestrained, distant, nonadjacent, yon, ventilated, far-flung, loose, public, harsh, out-of-town, generous, loosely knit, removed(p), careless, ulterior, deep, extreme, long, yonder, communicative, coarse, communicatory, unequal, inaccurate, remote, long-distance, open, open upcloseverb
draw near
"The probe closed with the space station"
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shut down, come together, fold, close down, conclude, fill up, close up, shutAntonyms:
remote, nonadjacent, yon, generous, communicative, extreme, long-distance, public, long, unequal, loosely knit, faraway, loose, harsh, far-flung, unconfined, out-of-town, deep, distant, unrestrained, ventilated, communicatory, coarse, careless, inaccurate, removed(p), ulterior, yonder, open up, opencloseverb
bring together all the elements or parts of
"Management closed ranks"
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shut down, come together, fold, close down, conclude, fill up, close up, shutAntonyms:
extreme, ventilated, inaccurate, ulterior, faraway, yonder, removed(p), loose, far-flung, unequal, harsh, public, yon, coarse, long-distance, loosely knit, out-of-town, unconfined, remote, long, nonadjacent, communicative, careless, distant, generous, unrestrained, deep, communicatory, open up, opencloseverb
bar access to
"Due to the accident, the road had to be closed for several hours"
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shut down, come together, fold, close down, conclude, fill up, close up, shutAntonyms:
harsh, inaccurate, deep, ulterior, distant, loose, loosely knit, long, remote, faraway, communicative, yonder, coarse, careless, public, removed(p), long-distance, far-flung, unconfined, unrestrained, ventilated, unequal, extreme, yon, communicatory, generous, out-of-town, nonadjacent, open up, openclose, fill upverb
fill or stop up
"Can you close the cracks with caulking?"
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shut down, come together, fold, close down, conclude, make full, fill up, close up, shut, fillAntonyms:
generous, yon, harsh, distant, communicative, unrestrained, yonder, out-of-town, inaccurate, coarse, nonadjacent, long-distance, communicatory, deep, unequal, careless, extreme, faraway, public, ventilated, ulterior, long, remote, removed(p), loose, loosely knit, unconfined, far-flung, open, open upclose up, closeverb
unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of
"close the circuit"; "close a wound"; "close a book"; "close up an umbrella"
Synonyms:
block, come together, belt up, shut, button up, fill up, impede, conclude, be quiet, dummy up, clam up, close up, keep mum, close down, obstruct, fold, obturate, shut down, shut up, jam, occludeAntonyms:
loose, remote, yonder, deep, harsh, inaccurate, coarse, unequal, distant, out-of-town, unconfined, communicative, nonadjacent, public, loosely knit, unrestrained, yon, careless, removed(p), ventilated, communicatory, faraway, long-distance, long, ulterior, far-flung, generous, extreme, open, open upcloseadverb
finish a game in baseball by protecting a lead
"The relief pitcher closed with two runs in the second inning"
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shut down, come together, fold, close down, conclude, fill up, close up, shutAntonyms:
communicatory, long, coarse, public, communicative, loosely knit, extreme, loose, nonadjacent, distant, remote, long-distance, yonder, unconfined, ventilated, unequal, generous, yon, out-of-town, far-flung, harsh, deep, inaccurate, unrestrained, removed(p), ulterior, careless, faraway, open up, opennear, nigh, closeadverb
near in time or place or relationship
"as the wedding day drew near"; "stood near the door"; "don't shoot until they come near"; "getting near to the true explanation"; "her mother is always near"; "The end draws nigh"; "the bullet didn't come close"; "don't get too close to the fire"
Synonyms:
most, tight, nigh, well-nigh, virtually, about, nearly, almost, near, closelyAntonyms:
out-of-town, loose, unconfined, unequal, yonder, public, ulterior, generous, distant, remote, far-flung, ventilated, long, careless, harsh, communicative, nonadjacent, unrestrained, deep, inaccurate, faraway, removed(p), communicatory, yon, long-distance, loosely knit, extreme, coarse, open, open upclose, closely, tightadverb
in an attentive manner
"he remained close on his guard"
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tight, nigh, fast, nearly, near, intimately, closelyAntonyms:
communicatory, distant, deep, nonadjacent, yonder, generous, public, far-flung, long, communicative, coarse, faraway, long-distance, removed(p), extreme, loose, yon, harsh, unrestrained, inaccurate, ulterior, unequal, unconfined, remote, ventilated, careless, loosely knit, out-of-town, open, open up
Dictionary of English Synonymes
closeverb
closeverb
closeverb
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conclude, finish, terminate, end, complete, bring to a periodcloseverb
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unite, coalesce, come together, be brought togethercloseverb
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terminate, end, be concludedclosenoun
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end, conclusion, terminationcloseadjective
closeadjective
closeadjective
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reserved, taciturn, reticent, secretive, not communicative, of few wordscloseadjective
closeadjective
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confined, stagnant, motionlesscloseadjective
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oppressive, uncomfortablecloseadjective
closeadjective
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near, approaching nearlycloseadjective
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intense, intent, unremitting, earnest, fixedcloseadjective
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10. faithful, accurate, precise, exact, strict, nicecloseadjective
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parsimonious, stingy, penurious, miserly, niggardly, close-fisted, close-handed, mean, illiberal, ungenerous
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
closeadjective
Synonyms:
oppressive, uncomfortable, muggy, unventilated, narrow, cramped, close-mouthed, secretive, reticent, reserved, uncommunicative, taciturn, dense, solid, compact, imporous, near, adjacent, adjoining, intimate, confidential, parsimonious, stingy, penurious niggardly, miserly, illiberal, close-fisted, exact, literal, faithful, intent, assiduous, fixed, intenseclosenoun
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conclusion, end, peroration, grapple, court, area, enclosure, inclosure, yardcloseverb
Synonyms:
shut, stop, occlude, conclude, finish, end, terminate, inclose, encompass, confine, environ, grapple, clinch, lute, calk
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "close":
closely, narrow, near, closure, nearly, closing, almost, shut, tight, nearby, closer, proximity, closed, latch, intimate, closes, shutdown, conclude, lock, vicinity, end, strong, straits, strait, fill, farm, conclusion, document, intimately, approximately, intensive, narrowly, next, adjacent, finish, closures, strict, bridge, firm
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How to use close in a sentence?
Today Coal India is likely to close @ Rs.172.85, NALCO may close at rs.165.45 GAIL likely to close at Rs.125.75 BOI @ Rs.140.05 BOB @ Rs.92.25
Perception is strong and sight weak. In strategy it is important to see distant things as if they were close and to take a distanced view of close things.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu:
This is a fateful struggle, a close struggle. We must close this gap. We can close this gap.
This is a fateful struggle, a close struggle, we must close the gap, it is possible to close this gap.
When you close your eyes to tragedy, you close your eyes to greatness.
Translations for close
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- قريب, أغلق, قفلArabic
- yakın, qapamaqAzerbaijani
- яҡынBashkir
- блізкі, зачыняць, зачыніцьBelarusian
- близък, край, задънена улица, затварям, завършек, закриване, приключвам, закривамBulgarian
- বন্ধ করাBengali
- pròxim, cloure, tancarCatalan, Valencian
- blízký, zavřítCzech
- mwll, agos, trymaidd, mwrnWelsh
- lukke, tætDanish
- drückend, schwül, nah, Sackgasse, schließen, beenden, zumachenGerman
- tu, xeEwe
- κλείνω, ΚοντάGreek
- korligita, proksima, fermi, finiEsperanto
- cercano, íntimo, cerca, acercarse, fin, conclusión, tapar, acortar, cerrar, terminar, concluir, achicar, cierre, finalizarSpanish
- sulgemaEstonian
- نزدیک, بستنPersian
- läheinen, loppu, lopettaa, pienentää, sulkeutua, sulkea, päättää, päätös, umpikuja, kiinniFinnish
- proche, près, mettre fin à, terminer, finir, conclusion, achèvement, clore, fermer, conclure, fin, cul-de-sac, boucherFrench
- dlúth, dún, druidIrish
- faisg, dlùth, clobhsa, dùinScottish Gaelic
- rematar, terminar, pechar, pór finGalician
- קרוב, קרובה, סגרHebrew
- पास, बंद करना, बंद करेHindi
- pwòchHaitian Creole
- becsuk, BezárásHungarian
- մոտ, մոտիկ, փակելArmenian
- vicin, proxime, clauder, concluder, terminarInterlingua
- dekat, tutupIndonesian
- klozarIdo
- vicino, vicina, terminare, chiudere, concludere, fineItalian
- לִסְגוֹרHebrew
- 近い, 閉じる, 閉める, 閉まるJapanese
- ახლო, დახურვაGeorgian
- ជិត, បិទKhmer
- ಮುಚ್ಚಿKannada
- 닫다, 닫기Korean
- nêzik, نزیک, داخستن, کۆتاییKurdish
- claudo, propeLatin
- schléissen, zoumaachenLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- ໃກ້, ອັດLao
- artimas, uždarytiLithuanian
- tuvs, slēgt, aizdarīt, aiztaisīt, aizvērtLatvian
- taupiri, korire, tata, mutunga, pā, whakamutu, whakaotinga, whakaotiMāori
- menutupMalay
- temm, agħlaqMaltese
- ပိတ်Burmese
- nabije, drukkend, dichtbij, zwoel, dichten, dichtdoen, sluiten, beëindigen, verkleinenDutch
- nær, avslutte, lukke, stenge, LukkNorwegian
- barrar, tancar, sarrar, tamparOccitan
- zamknąć, zamykać, bliskoPolish
- próximo, vizinho, perto, fechar, encerrar, concluir, cerrar, terminarPortuguese
- serrar, sarar, sarrar, serrer, finirRomansh
- aproape, termina, finisa, închideRomanian
- близкий, закрытие, тупик, завершение, закрыть, закрывать, сокращать, завершать, окончание, завершить, заканчивать, сократить, закончитьRussian
- serrai, serrareSardinian
- zatvoriti, затворитиSerbo-Croatian
- zavrieťSlovak
- blízu, zapretiSlovene
- nära, stänga, avslutaSwedish
- fungu, fungaSwahili
- நெருக்கமானTamil
- ముగించు, మూయు, CloseTelugu
- ปิด, งับ, หุบThai
- saraTagalog
- yakın, kapatmak, örtmek, kitlemek, kapatTurkish
- закрити, зачиняти, зачинити, закриватиUkrainian
- بند کرنا, بند کریںUrdu
- đóng, gầnVietnamese
- שליסן, closeYiddish
- 關Chinese
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