Synonyms for closer
ˈkloʊ zərclos·er

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1. closernoun

   a person who closes something

   "whoever is the closer has to turn out the lights and lock up"

   Synonyms:
   finisher

2. closer, finisheradverb

   (baseball) a relief pitcher who can protect a lead in the last inning or two of the game

   Synonyms:
   finisher

3. nearer, nigher, closeradverb

   (comparative of `near' or `close') within a shorter distance

   "come closer, my dear!"; "they drew nearer"; "getting nearer to the true explanation"

   Synonyms:
   nearer, nigher

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1. List of paraphrases for "closer":

   narrower, nearest, close, closest, stronger, tighter, greater, closely, enhanced, deeper, more, nearer, strengthened

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1. Ed Kranepool:

   As you get closer to 80 they’re going to say you’re too old, there’s more chance of rejection, that type of thing, so my doctor says now is the time.

2. Barbara Abdeni Massaad:

   My visit brought me closer to the problem and inspired me to find a way to ease someone's pain.

3. Alejandro Agag:

   Technology and cars are getting closer and closer; there's a revolution going on, what we want to do is convince the younger generation to move to electric cars. If we achieve that, we'll have cleaner cities, cleaner air, less pollution. We'll have a better world effectively.

4. Michal Baranowski:

   Both politicians (Kaczynski and Salvini) would like to see a Europe that is more focused on sovereign European nations - a Europe of nations rather than a closer united Europe.

5. Raimund Roeseler:

   A possible erosion of lending standards in conjunction with reduced risk provisioning can lead to a threat to financial stability, we are therefore taking a closer look at this.