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Synonyms and Antonyms of close
- a garden in a close at the center of the complex
close
Synonyms and Antonyms of close
- at the close of the evening
arrest, arrestment, cease, cessation, check, closedown, closure, conclusion, cutoff, discontinuance, discontinuation, end, ending, expiration, finish, halt, lapse, offset, shutdown, shutoff, stay, stop, stoppage, surcease, termination
- managed to conduct the negotiations to a satisfactory close
capper, closing, conclusion, consummation, end, endgame, ending, finale, finis, finish, grand finale, home stretch, mop-up, windup, wrap-up
acme, apex, capstone, climax, copestone, coup de grâce (or coup de grace), crescendo, crown, culmination, high-water mark, meridian, peak, pinnacle, summit, tip-top, top, zenith
aftermath, anticlimax, coda, epilogue (also epilog), postscript
close
Synonyms and Antonyms of close
- The soldiers marched in close formation against the enemy.
- My birthday is close to Thanksgiving.
- a shopping mall that is very close to the highway
- These words are close synonyms.
at hand, to hand
- The election results were so close that the votes had to be recounted.
- a small wedding ceremony that was limited to close friends
- She was as close as a stone when it came to talking about her love life.
- the kind of folks who are very close when charity calls
altruistic, selfless, unselfish
extravagant, lavish, overgenerous, profuse
beneficent, benevolent, hospitable, humanitarian, philanthropic (also philanthropical)
compassionate, good-hearted, greathearted, kindly, magnanimous, openhearted
dissipating, frittering, prodigal, profligate, spendthrift, splurging, squandering, wasteful, wasting
- a small room with an uncomfortably close atmosphere
- a close analysis of the box-office performance of action movies
Synonym Discussion of close
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- a stingy child, not given to sharing
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- folks who are very close when charity calls
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- the niggardly amount budgeted for the town library
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- a parsimonious lifestyle notably lacking in luxuries
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- the penurious eccentric bequeathed a fortune
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- a miserly couple devoid of social conscience
close
Synonyms and Antonyms of close
- The stranded passengers drew close for reassurance.
hereabouts (or hereabout), thereabouts (also thereabout)
at close quarters, at hand, on one's doorstep, within call
close
Synonyms and Antonyms of close
- Be sure to close the gate when you leave.
- The merchant will close the store if business doesn't improve.
- We'll close the assembly with the singing of our national anthem.
ring down the curtain (on)
begin, commence, inaugurate, open, start
- The third term closes on Friday.
bite the dust
- The two groups closed with each other from opposite sides of the field.
Synonym Discussion of close
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- close a debate
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- ended his life
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- the service concluded with a blessing
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- after it is painted, the house will be finished
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- the resolving of this last issue completes the agreement
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- your employment terminates after three months
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