Synonyms for closely
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1. closelyadverb

   in a close relation or position in time or space

   "the onsets were closely timed"; "houses set closely together"; "was closely involved in monitoring daily progress"

   Synonyms:
   close, nearly, intimately, tight

2. close, closely, tightadverb

   in an attentive manner

   "he remained close on his guard"

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

3. closely, intimately, nearlyadverb

   in a close manner

   "the two phenomena are intimately connected"; "the person most nearly concerned"

   Synonyms:
   most, tight, well, nigh, well-nigh, close, virtually, about, nearly, almost, near, intimately

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1. List of paraphrases for "closely":

   close, carefully, intimately, tightly, narrowly, nearly, attentively, near, almost, inextricably, intricately, strictly, closer, strongly, thoroughly, integrally, intrinsically, intensively, intently

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1. Kahlil Gibran:

   Your confidence in the people, and your doubt about them, are closely related to your self-confidence and your self-doubt.

2. Andrew Siemion:

   We're going to look very closely, as closely as we can. We are limited in terms of how long we can view a target given the curvature of the earth (and) instrumentation, if we're awarded the observation, we'll have between 24 to 36 hours with a variety of different radio receivers.

3. Henry Adams:

   Whatever happens at all happens as it should thou wilt find this true, if thou shouldst watch closely.

4. Josh Billings:

   When a man makes up his mind to become a rascal, he should examine himself closely and see if he isn't better constructed for a fool.

5. Michael Kucharek:

   We are working closely with the FAA, we have been since the report of the first incident, the FAA owns the airspace. We are working with them very closely to ensure the airspace safety.