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Synonyms & Antonyms of close
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- the soldiers marched in close formation against the enemy
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- my birthday is close to Christmas
- a shopping mall that is very close to the highway
- these words are close synonyms
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- the election results were so close that the votes had to be recounted
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- a small wedding ceremony that was limited to close friends
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- she was as close as a stone when it came to talking about her love life
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- the kind of folks who are very close when charity calls
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- a small room with an uncomfortably close atmosphere
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- a close analysis of the box-office performance of action movies
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verbSynonyms & Antonyms of close (Entry 2 of 5)
- be sure to close the gate when you leave
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- the merchant will close the store if business doesn't improve
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- we'll close the assembly with the singing of our national anthem
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- put paid to
- [chiefly British],
- ring down the curtain (on)
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- begin,
- commence,
- inaugurate,
- open,
- start
- the services closed with a short prayer
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- the two groups closed with each other from opposite sides of the field
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adverbSynonyms of close (Entry 3 of 5)
- the stranded passengers drew close for reassurance
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- hereabouts
- (or hereabout),
- hereaway
- (or hereaways)
- [dialect],
- thereabouts
- (also thereabout)
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noun (1)Synonyms of close (Entry 4 of 5)
- a garden in a close at the center of the complex
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noun (2)Synonyms & Antonyms of close (Entry 5 of 5)
- at the close of the evening
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- 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
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- managed to conduct the negotiations to a satisfactory close
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- capper,
- closing,
- conclusion,
- consummation,
- end,
- endgame,
- ending,
- finale,
- finis,
- finish,
- grand finale,
- homestretch,
- mop-up,
- windup,
- wrap-up
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- 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
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The first known use of close was in the 13th century
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