Other Words for Close

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Close as a Adjective has these synonyms:

attached, intimate, devoted, familiar, inseparable, close-knit, solid, confidential, fast, thick, thick as thieves, pally, palsy-walsy, buddy-buddy
Example: They are a very close family. She and her father are very close.

careful, assiduous, precise, detailed, concentrated, strict, rigorous, minute, searching, attentive, alert, intent, intense, thorough, painstaking
Example: Close analysis has revealed that the handwriting is that of a left-handed adult.

closed, shut (up), fixed, fast, secure, tight
Example: The hostages spent a month in close confinement.

dense, compact, tight, cramped, compressed, tiny, minuscule, minute
Example: I could hardly read the close writing on the matchbox.

near, in the neighborhood (of), not far, adjacent (to), alongside, at hand, nearby, close by
Example: The murder took place close to my house. I'm frightened, so please stay close by.

nearly equal or even, close-matched, neck and neck, tight
Example: It was a close race, but Flanagan won by a hair.

private, privy, secret, guarded, closely guarded, confidential
Example: Although it should have been a close secret, the press managed to get hold of it.

secluded, concealed, shut up or away, hidden
Example: The fugitives decided to lie close till nightfall.

secretive, reticent, taciturn, reserved, close-mouthed, tight-lipped, silent
Example: She is very close about the whereabouts of her husband.

stingy, mean, miserly, niggardly, tight-fisted, close-fisted, parsimonious, penurious, penny-pinching, cheese-paring, Scrooge-like, skinflinty, near, mingy
Example: He's so close he charges his own mother rent.

stuffy, musty, stale, fusty, confining, oppressive, airless, unventilated, confined, stifling, suffocating
Example: They locked me in a room that was so close I could hardly breathe.

Close as a Adverb has these synonyms:

end, termination, conclusion, finish, completion, cessation, culmination
Example: By the close of trading, share prices had risen again.

Close as a Verb has these synonyms:

conclude, end, finish, complete, bring to a close or end, terminate, climax, wind up
Example: A brilliant flourish closes the first movement of the symphony.

conclude, sign, seal, make, settle, clinch, agree, arrange, work out, establish
Example: Union and management closed a deal, the strike was called off.

make inaccessible, shut, place off limits
Example: The Bodleian Library will be closed for a week.

near, adjacent, proximate, proximal
Example: He claims to have had a close encounter with an extraterrestrial. There certainly is a close resemblance between Kathy and her daughter.

shut, close up, seal, close off, lock, padlock, secure, fasten
Example: I closed my eyes. Please close the door behind you.

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