Synonyms for close
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Near
neighboring, nearby, adjacent, around the corner; see approaching, imminent, near 1.
Intimate
familiar, dear, close-knit, confidential; see friendly 1, intimate 1, private.
Compact
dense, solid, compressed; see thick 1.
Stingy
narrow, parsimonious, niggardly; see stingy.
Stifling
sticky, stuffy, unventilated, heavy, motionless, fusty, uncomfortable, choky, stale-smelling, musty, stagnant, moldy, confined, suffocating, sultry, sweltering, sweltry, tight, stale, oppressive, breathless.
Antonyms fresh*, refreshing, brisk.
Confining
confined, cramped, restricted; see confining, narrow 1.
Similar
resembling, having common qualities, much the same; see alike 2, like. See syn. study at familiar, stingy, thick.
verb
To put a stop to
conclude, finish, terminate; see end 1.
To put a stopper into
shut, stop, stopper, choke off, occlude, stuff, clog, fill, calk, prevent passage, retard flow, shut off, turn off, lock, block, bar, dam, cork, seal, seal off, button; see also plug.
Antonyms open, uncork, unseal.
To come or bring together
meet, unite, coalesce, chain, connect, tie, bind, fuse, join, enclose, put together; see also join 1.
Antonyms disconnect, separate*, untie.
To shut
slam, close down, close up, shut down, shut up, seal, fasten, secure, lock, bolt, clench, bar, shutter, clap, bring to, suspend operations, cease operations, go out of business, fold*.
To arrive at an agreement
settle, complete a deal, consummate, clinch; see achieve 1, agree, decide. See syn. study at end.
See close in American Heritage Dictionary 4 Synonyms
close immediate near nearby nigh proximate
These adjectives mean not far from another in space, time, or relationship: an airport close to town; her immediate family; his nearest relative; a nearby library; our nighest neighbor; the proximate neighborhood.
See Also Synonyms at
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Antonym: far
See close in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
adjective
Not far from another in space, time, or relation:
adjacent, contiguous, immediate, near, nearby, nigh, proximate. Idioms: at hand, under one's nose, within a stone's throw, within hailing distance. See nearVery closely associated:
chummy, familiar, friendly, intimate1. (Informal) thick. (Slang) tight. Idiom: hand in glove with. See loveHaving all parts near to each other:
compact1, crowded, dense, packed, thick, tight. See tightenNearly equivalent or even:
neck and neck, nip and tuck, tight. See nearNot deviating from correctness, accuracy, or completeness:
exact, faithful, full, rigorous, strict. See carefulAffording little room for movement:
confining, cramped, crowded, narrow, snug, tight. See tightenOppressive due to a lack of fresh air:
airless, stifling, stuffy. See breath, openNot speaking freely or openly:
close-mouthed, incommunicable, incommunicative, reserved, reticent, silent, taciturn, tightlipped, uncommunicable, uncommunicative. See restraint, soundsUngenerously or pettily reluctant to spend money:
cheap, close-fisted, costive, hard-fisted, mean2, miserly, niggard, niggardly, parsimonious, penny-pinching, penurious, petty, pinching, stingy, tight, tightfisted. See give
verb
To move (a door, for example) in order to cover an opening:
shut. See openTo plug up something, as a hole, space, or container:
block, choke, clog, congest, cork, fill, plug, stop. See fullTo bring or come to a natural or proper end:
complete, conclude, consummate, end, finish, terminate, wind up, wrap up. See startTo come together:
converge, meet1. See open
phrasal verb close inTo surround and advance upon:
besiege, enclose, envelop, hedge, hem. See open
phrasal verb close offTo set apart from a group:
cut off, insulate, isolate, seclude, segregate, separate, sequester. See include
phrasal verb close outTo get rid of completely by selling, especially in quantity or at a discount:
dump, sell off, sell out, unload. See transactions
noun
A concluding or terminating:
cease, cessation, closing, closure, completion, conclusion, consummation, end, ending, end of the line, finish, period, stop, stopping point, termination, terminus, wind-up, wrap-up. See continueThe last part:
conclusion, end, ending, finale, finish, last1, termination, wind-up, wrap-up. See startAn area partially or entirely enclosed by walls or buildings:
atrium, court, courtyard, enclosure, quad, quadrangle, yard. See place
adverb
To a point near in time, space, or relation:
closely, hard, near, nearby, nigh. See near
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