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1. (noun) stopping point, finale, finis, finish, last, conclusion, close
the temporal end; the concluding time
Synonyms: cobbler's last, termination, shoemaker's last, refinement, coating, closing, last, polish, coda, finish, culture, ending, end, cultivation, ratiocination, close, 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. (noun) conclusion, end, close, closing, ending
the last section of a communication
Synonyms: shutting, goal, termination, determination, end, closing curtain, conclusion, decision, finish, ending, culmination, terminal, death, mop up, ratiocination, close, 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. (adj) finale, close, closing curtain, finis
the concluding part of any performance
Synonyms: closing curtain, finale, stopping point, finis, ending, conclusion, close, 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. (adj) close
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
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. (adj) close
close in relevance or relationship
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. (adj) near, close, nigh
not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances
Synonyms: near(a), good, closemouthed, snug, cheeseparing, tight, penny-pinching, stuffy, faithful, airless, nigh, close-fitting, close, 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. (adj) close
rigorously attentive; strict and thorough
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. (adj) close, faithful
marked by fidelity to an original
Synonyms: skinny, tightlipped, cheeseparing, snug, penny-pinching, stuffy, faithful, airless, nigh, close-fitting, close, 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. (adj) close, tight
(of a contest or contestants) evenly matched
Synonyms: close, 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. (adj) close, confining
crowded
Synonyms: skinny, tightlipped, cheeseparing, snug, penny-pinching, stuffy, faithful, airless, nigh, limiting, close-fitting, close, 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. (adj) airless, close, stuffy, unaired
lacking fresh air
Synonyms: skinny, tightlipped, cheeseparing, snug, penny-pinching, stuffy, faithful, airless, nigh, close-fitting, stodgy, close, 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. (adj) close, tight
of textiles
Synonyms: close, 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. (adj) close
strictly confined or guarded
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. (adj) close
confined to specific persons
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. (adj) close, snug, close-fitting
fitting closely but comfortably
Synonyms: skinny, tightlipped, cheeseparing, snug, penny-pinching, stuffy, faithful, cozy, airless, nigh, cosy, close-fitting, close, 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. (adj) close
used of hair or haircuts
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. (adj) cheeseparing, close, near, penny-pinching, skinny
giving or spending with reluctance
Synonyms: scraggy, near(a), skinny, boney, tightlipped, cheeseparing, weedy, snug, penny-pinching, stuffy, faithful, tight-fitting, airless, nigh, tightfitting, close-fitting, underweight, close, 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. (verb) close, closelipped, closemouthed, secretive, tightlipped
inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information
Synonyms: skinny, tightlipped, cheeseparing, snug, penny-pinching, stuffy, faithful, airless, nigh, close-fitting, close, 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. (verb) close, shut
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
Synonyms: exclude, shut down, come together, close, 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. (verb) close, shut
become closed
Synonyms: exclude, shut down, come together, close, 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. (verb) close up, close, fold, shut down, close down
cease to operate or cause to cease operating
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, 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. (verb) close
finish or terminate (meetings, speeches, etc.)
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. (verb) conclude, close
come to a close
Synonyms: reason out, reason, come together, close, 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. (verb) close
complete a business deal, negotiation, or an agreement
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. (verb) close
be priced or listed when trading stops
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. (verb) close
engage at close quarters
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. (verb) close
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. (verb) close
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. (verb) close, come together
come together, as if in an embrace
Synonyms: shut down, come together, close, 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. (verb) close
draw near
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. (verb) close
bring together all the elements or parts of
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. (verb) close
bar access to
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. (verb) close, fill up
fill or stop up
Synonyms: shut down, come together, close, 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. (verb) close up, close
unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of
Synonyms: block, come together, belt up, shut, button up, fill up, impede, conclude, be quiet, dummy up, clam up, close up, keep mum, close, 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. (adverb) close
finish a game in baseball by protecting a lead
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. (adverb) near, nigh, close
near in time or place or relationship
Synonyms: most, tight, nigh, well-nigh, close, 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. (adverb) close, closely, tight
in an attentive manner
Synonyms: tight, nigh, fast, close, 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

Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'close'

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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
Synonyms: adjacent, abutting, bordering, contiguous, neighboring, adjoining, close, coterminous, next, attached, conterminous, near, nigh, beside
Antonyms: detached, disconnected, disjoined, distant, remote, separate

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close-fitting close-grained close-hauled close close in close-knit closelipped

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