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adjective
- 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"
Antonyms: distant Similar: adjacent, next, side by side, ambient, appressed, adpressed, approximate, close together, at hand, close at hand, imminent, impending, at hand, close at hand, close-hauled, close-set, close set, contiguous, immediate, encompassing, surrounding, enveloping, hand-to-hand, juxtaposed, proximate, walk-to, walking, nestled, snuggled, scalelike - close in relevance or relationship; "a close family"; "we are all...in close sympathy with..."; "close kin"; "a close resemblance"
Antonyms: distant Similar: approximate, near, boon, chummy, buddy-buddy, thick, close-knit, closely knit, confidential, cozy, dear, good, near, familiar, intimate, intimate - 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";
Synonyms: near Antonyms: far Similar: adjacent, moral, nearby, nearer, neighbor, neighbour, neighboring, neighbouring, nigh, warm, hot, nighest, nearest - rigorously attentive; strict and thorough; "close supervision"; "paid close attention"; "a close study"; "kept a close watch on expenditures"
Similar: careful - marked by fidelity to an original; "a close translation"; "a faithful copy of the portrait"; "a faithful rendering of the observed facts"
Synonyms: faithful Similar: accurate - (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched; "a close contest"; "a close election"; "a tight game"
Synonyms: tight Similar: equal - crowded; "close quarters"
Synonyms: confining Similar: confined - lacking fresh air; "a dusty airless attic"; "the dreadfully close atmosphere"; "hot and stuffy and the air was blue with smoke"
Synonyms: airless, stuffy, unaired Similar: unventilated - of textiles; "a close weave"; "smooth percale with a very tight weave"
Synonyms: tight Similar: fine - strictly confined or guarded; "kept under close custody"
Similar: restrained - confined to specific persons; "a close secret"
Similar: private - fitting closely but comfortably; "a close fit"
Synonyms: close-fitting, snug Similar: tight - used of hair or haircuts; "a close military haircut"
Similar: short - giving or spending with reluctance; "our cheeseparing administration"; "very close (or near) with his money"; "a penny-pinching miserly old man"
Synonyms: cheeseparing, near, penny-pinching Similar: stingy, ungenerous - inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information; "although they knew her whereabouts her friends kept close about it"
Synonyms: closelipped, closemouthed, secretive, tightlipped Similar: uncommunicative, incommunicative
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: conclusion, finale, finis, finish, last, stopping point - the last section of a communication; "in conclusion I want to say..."
Synonyms: closing, conclusion, end, ending - the concluding part of any performance
Synonyms: closing curtain, finale, finis
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";
Synonyms: near, nigh - in an attentive manner; "he remained close on his guard"
Synonyms: closely, tight
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."
Synonyms: close down, fold, shut down Antonyms: open, open up - complete a business deal, negotiation, or an agreement; "We closed on the house on Friday"; "They closed the deal on the building"
- move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut; "Close the door"; "shut the window"
Synonyms: shut Antonyms: open, open up - bar access to; "Due to the accident, the road had to be closed for several hours"
- finish or terminate (meetings, speeches, etc.); "The meeting was closed with a charge by the chairman of the board"
Antonyms: open - draw near; "The probe closed with the space station"
- come to a close; "The concert closed with a nocturne by Chopin"
Synonyms: conclude - become closed; "The windows closed with a loud bang"
Synonyms: shut Antonyms: open, open up - come together, as if in an embrace; "Her arms closed around her long lost relative"
Synonyms: come together - unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of; "close the circuit"; "close a wound"
- bring together all the elements or parts of; "Management closed ranks"
- engage at close quarters; "close with the enemy"
- be priced or listed when trading stops; "The stock market closed high this Friday"; "My new stocks closed at $59 last night"
- cause a window or an application to disappear on a computer desktop
Antonyms: open - change one''s body stance so that the forward shoulder and foot are closer to the intended point of impact
- fill or stop up; "Can you close the cracks with caulking?"
Synonyms: fill up - finish a game in baseball by protecting a lead; "The relief pitcher closed with two runs in the second inning"
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