Synonyms for close
kloʊz; kloʊs; kloʊz for 66, 67, 70–72, 74, 75 , kloʊs for 68, 69, 73

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1. stopping point, finale, finis, finish, last, conclusion, close(noun)

   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"

   Synonyms:
   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, determination

   Antonyms:
   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 up

2. conclusion, end, close, closing, ending(noun)

   the last section of a communication

   "in conclusion I want to say..."

   Synonyms:
   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, last

   Antonyms:
   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, open

3. finale, close, closing curtain, finis(adj)

   the concluding part of any performance

   Synonyms:
   closing curtain, finale, stopping point, finis, ending, conclusion, end, finish, last, coda, closing

   Antonyms:
   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 up

4. close(adj)

   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"

   Synonyms:
   skinny, tightlipped, cheeseparing, snug, penny-pinching, stuffy, faithful, airless, nigh, close-fitting, tight, confining, closemouthed, near, unaired, secretive, closelipped

   Antonyms:
   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 up

5. close(adj)

   close in relevance or relationship

   "a close family"; "we are all...in close sympathy with..."; "close kin"; "a close resemblance"

   Synonyms:
   skinny, tightlipped, cheeseparing, snug, penny-pinching, stuffy, faithful, airless, nigh, close-fitting, tight, confining, closemouthed, near, unaired, secretive, closelipped

   Antonyms:
   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 up

6. near, close, nigh(adj)

   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"

   Synonyms:
   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, closelipped

   Antonyms:
   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, open

7. close(adj)

   rigorously attentive; strict and thorough

   "close supervision"; "paid close attention"; "a close study"; "kept a close watch on expenditures"

   Synonyms:
   skinny, tightlipped, cheeseparing, snug, penny-pinching, stuffy, faithful, airless, nigh, close-fitting, tight, confining, closemouthed, near, unaired, secretive, closelipped

   Antonyms:
   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, open

8. close, faithful(adj)

   marked by fidelity to an original

   "a close translation"; "a faithful copy of the portrait"; "a faithful rendering of the observed facts"

   Synonyms:
   skinny, tightlipped, cheeseparing, snug, penny-pinching, stuffy, faithful, airless, nigh, close-fitting, tight, confining, closemouthed, near, unaired, secretive, closelipped

   Antonyms:
   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, open

9. close, tight(adj)

   (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched

   "a close contest"; "a close election"; "a tight game"

   Synonyms:
   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, confining

   Antonyms:
   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 up

10. close, confining(adj)

    crowded

    "close quarters"

    Synonyms:
    skinny, tightlipped, cheeseparing, snug, penny-pinching, stuffy, faithful, airless, nigh, limiting, close-fitting, tight, confining, restricting, closemouthed, near, constraining, constrictive, unaired, secretive, closelipped

    Antonyms:
    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 up

11. airless, close, stuffy, unaired(adj)

    lacking fresh air

    "a dusty airless attic"; "the dreadfully close atmosphere"; "hot and stuffy and the air was blue with smoke"

    Synonyms:
    skinny, tightlipped, cheeseparing, snug, penny-pinching, stuffy, faithful, airless, nigh, close-fitting, stodgy, tight, confining, closemouthed, near, unaired, secretive, closelipped

    Antonyms:
    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 up

12. close, tight(adj)

    of textiles

    "a close weave"; "smooth percale with a very tight weave"

    Synonyms:
    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, confining

    Antonyms:
    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, open

13. close(adj)

    strictly confined or guarded

    "kept under close custody"

    Synonyms:
    skinny, tightlipped, cheeseparing, snug, penny-pinching, stuffy, faithful, airless, nigh, close-fitting, tight, confining, closemouthed, near, unaired, secretive, closelipped

    Antonyms:
    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 up

14. close(adj)

    confined to specific persons

    "a close secret"

    Synonyms:
    skinny, tightlipped, cheeseparing, snug, penny-pinching, stuffy, faithful, airless, nigh, close-fitting, tight, confining, closemouthed, near, unaired, secretive, closelipped

    Antonyms:
    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 up

15. close, snug, close-fitting(adj)

    fitting closely but comfortably

    "a close fit"

    Synonyms:
    skinny, tightlipped, cheeseparing, snug, penny-pinching, stuffy, faithful, cozy, airless, nigh, cosy, close-fitting, tight, confining, closemouthed, near, unaired, secretive, closelipped

    Antonyms:
    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 up

16. close(adj)

    used of hair or haircuts

    "a close military haircut"

    Synonyms:
    skinny, tightlipped, cheeseparing, snug, penny-pinching, stuffy, faithful, airless, nigh, close-fitting, tight, confining, closemouthed, near, unaired, secretive, closelipped

    Antonyms:
    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, open

17. cheeseparing, close, near, penny-pinching, skinny(adj)

    giving or spending with reluctance

    "our cheeseparing administration"; "very close (or near) with his money"; "a penny-pinching miserly old man"

    Synonyms:
    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, closelipped

    Antonyms:
    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, open

18. close, closelipped, closemouthed, secretive, tightlipped(verb)

    inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information

    "although they knew her whereabouts her friends kept close about it"

    Synonyms:
    skinny, tightlipped, cheeseparing, snug, penny-pinching, stuffy, faithful, airless, nigh, close-fitting, tight, confining, closemouthed, near, unaired, secretive, closelipped

    Antonyms:
    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 up

19. close, shut(verb)

    move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut

    "Close the door"; "shut the window"

    Synonyms:
    exclude, shut down, come together, fold, close down, conclude, keep out, fill up, close up, shut, shut out

    Antonyms:
    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 up

20. close, shut(verb)

    become closed

    "The windows closed with a loud bang"

    Synonyms:
    exclude, shut down, come together, fold, close down, conclude, keep out, fill up, close up, shut, shut out

    Antonyms:
    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, open

21. close up, close, fold, shut down, close down(verb)

    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"

    Synonyms:
    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, occlude

    Antonyms:
    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 up

22. close(verb)

    finish or terminate (meetings, speeches, etc.)

    "The meeting was closed with a charge by the chairman of the board"

    Synonyms:
    shut down, come together, fold, close down, conclude, fill up, close up, shut

    Antonyms:
    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 up

23. conclude, close(verb)

    come to a close

    "The concert closed with a nocturne by Chopin"

    Synonyms:
    reason out, reason, come together, fold, close down, conclude, shut down, fill up, close up, shut, resolve

    Antonyms:
    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 up

24. close(verb)

    complete a business deal, negotiation, or an agreement

    "We closed on the house on Friday"; "They closed the deal on the building"

    Synonyms:
    shut down, come together, fold, close down, conclude, fill up, close up, shut

    Antonyms:
    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 up

25. close(verb)

    be priced or listed when trading stops

    "The stock market closed high this Friday"; "My new stocks closed at $59 last night"

    Synonyms:
    shut down, come together, fold, close down, conclude, fill up, close up, shut

    Antonyms:
    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 up

26. close(verb)

    engage at close quarters

    "close with the enemy"

    Synonyms:
    shut down, come together, fold, close down, conclude, fill up, close up, shut

    Antonyms:
    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, open

27. close(verb)

    cause a window or an application to disappear on a computer desktop

    Synonyms:
    shut down, come together, fold, close down, conclude, fill up, close up, shut

    Antonyms:
    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, open

28. close(verb)

    change one's body stance so that the forward shoulder and foot are closer to the intended point of impact

    Synonyms:
    shut down, come together, fold, close down, conclude, fill up, close up, shut

    Antonyms:
    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, open

29. close, come together(verb)

    come together, as if in an embrace

    "Her arms closed around her long lost relative"

    Synonyms:
    shut down, come together, fold, close down, conclude, fill up, close up, shut

    Antonyms:
    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 up

30. close(verb)

    draw near

    "The probe closed with the space station"

    Synonyms:
    shut down, come together, fold, close down, conclude, fill up, close up, shut

    Antonyms:
    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, open

31. close(verb)

    bring together all the elements or parts of

    "Management closed ranks"

    Synonyms:
    shut down, come together, fold, close down, conclude, fill up, close up, shut

    Antonyms:
    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, open

32. close(verb)

    bar access to

    "Due to the accident, the road had to be closed for several hours"

    Synonyms:
    shut down, come together, fold, close down, conclude, fill up, close up, shut

    Antonyms:
    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, open

33. close, fill up(verb)

    fill or stop up

    "Can you close the cracks with caulking?"

    Synonyms:
    shut down, come together, fold, close down, conclude, make full, fill up, close up, shut, fill

    Antonyms:
    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 up

34. close up, close(verb)

    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, occlude

    Antonyms:
    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 up

35. close(adverb)

    finish a game in baseball by protecting a lead

    "The relief pitcher closed with two runs in the second inning"

    Synonyms:
    shut down, come together, fold, close down, conclude, fill up, close up, shut

    Antonyms:
    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, open

36. near, nigh, close(adverb)

    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, closely

    Antonyms:
    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 up

37. close, closely, tight(adverb)

    in an attentive manner

    "he remained close on his guard"

    Synonyms:
    tight, nigh, fast, nearly, near, intimately, closely

    Antonyms:
    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

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1. close(2)

   Synonyms:
   narrow

   Antonyms:
   extend, widen

2. close(1)

   Synonyms:
   muggy, oppressive

3. close(2)

   Closed, shut.

   We owe them our thanks for bringing the project to a successful close.

   Synonyms:
   finale, end, close off, shut, shut off, cover, close up

   Antonyms:
   beginning, start, open

4. close(1)

   At a little distance; near.

   Is your house close?

   Synonyms:
   cul-de-sac, nearby, close by, near

   Antonyms:
   far off, far, far away, distant

5. close(2)

   Intimate; well-loved.

   He is a close friend.

   Synonyms:
   close down, finish, wind up, terminate, end, intimate

   Antonyms:
   initiate, commence, begin, start, aloof, distant, cool

6. close(1)

   articulated with the tongue body relatively close to the hard palate

   Synonyms:
   high

   Antonyms:
   open

7. close(1)

   To terminate a computer program or a window or file thereof.

   Synonyms:
   close out, exit

   Antonyms:
   open, start

8. close(1)

   Synonyms:
   shut

   Antonyms:
   open

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1. 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.

   Synonyms:
   abutting, adjacent, adjoining, attached, beside, bordering, conterminous, contiguous, coterminous, near, neighboring, next, nigh

   Antonyms:
   detached, disconnected, disjoined, distant, remote, separate

   Preposition:
   The farm was adjacent to the village.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. close

   Synonyms:
   narrow, limited, restricted, condensed, packed, secret, compressed, solid, firm, compact, reserved, niggardly, shut, fast, dense

   Antonyms:
   wide, open, ample, spacious, airy, unconfined, dispersed, rarefied, subtle, vaporous, patent, public, advertised, open-handed, liberal, frank

2. close(v)

   Synonyms:
   shut, conclude, stop, complete

   Antonyms:
   open, initiate, conduct, protract

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1. close(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   shut, shut up

2. close(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   stop, obstruct, choke, stop up

3. close(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   conclude, finish, terminate, end, complete, bring to a period

4. close(v. n.)

   Synonyms:
   unite, coalesce, come together, be brought together

5. close(v. n.)

   Synonyms:
   terminate, end, be concluded

6. close(n.)

   Synonyms:
   end, conclusion, termination

7. close(a.)

   Synonyms:
   tight, closed, shut fast

8. close(a.)

   Synonyms:
   hidden, secret, private

9. close(a.)

   Synonyms:
   reserved, taciturn, reticent, secretive, not communicative, of few words

10. close(a.)

    Synonyms:
    retired, withdrawn, concealed, secluded, pent up

11. close(a.)

    Synonyms:
    confined, stagnant, motionless

12. close(a.)

    Synonyms:
    oppressive, uncomfortable

13. close(a.)

    Synonyms:
    dense, compact, solid, compressed, firm, thick

14. close(a.)

    Synonyms:
    near, approaching nearly

15. close(a.)

    Synonyms:
    intense, intent, unremitting, earnest, fixed

16. close(a.)

    Synonyms:
    10. faithful, accurate, precise, exact, strict, nice

17. close(a.)

    Synonyms:
    parsimonious, stingy, penurious, miserly, niggardly, close-fisted, close-handed, mean, illiberal, ungenerous

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1. close(a)

   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, intense

2. close(n)

   Synonyms:
   conclusion, end, peroration, grapple, court, area, enclosure, inclosure, yard

3. close(v)

   Synonyms:
   shut, stop, occlude, conclude, finish, end, terminate, inclose, encompass, confine, environ, grapple, clinch, lute, calk

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1. 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?

1. Claudio Descalzi:

   In the 80s and 90s, we were very close to the projects and controlled costs and execution. In 2000s, when we became rich, we became less cost-efficient.

2. Ben Sweet:

   Guests will not just be able to get close to their film heroes, they will be able to star alongside them and grab a selfie in specially recreated scenes of some of their favorite movie moments.

3. Elliott Abrams:

   We continue to look at close associates of Maduro, who with their families have visas to the United States.

4. Chris March:

   I came close to death many timesthey called my family and they were told if they wanted to say goodbye to come right away.

5. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang:

   Cooperation should be made on the basis of handling sensitive issues such as history in a proper way and by promoting mutual understanding in Northeast Asia, it is regrettable that even among our three very close countries, there cannot be a deeper understanding among us.

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