CLOSE OUT Synonyms: 110 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

ˈklōz-

Definition of close out

as in to end

to bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point the team closed out the season with major losses

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as in to exclude

to prevent the participation, consideration, or inclusion of don't assume an attitude that closes out any possibility of a compromise

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as in to shut

to stop the operations of failing health forced the cardiologist to close out his practice

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closeout

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noun

as in clearance

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Recent Examples of close out

Verb

Orangewood won game two, 25-23, turned the tide with a 25-17 win in game four, and closed out the win by outscoring the ‘Cats 15-10 in the first-to-15 fifth set. — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2026 There’s something every one of us can do to change the world, and what better way to participate than by taking action with Global Citizen, earning those points, and celebrating with a day of music and advocacy to close out the summer. — Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2026

Noun

The Knicks improved to 4-0 in closeout opportunities this season, winning them all on the road. — Tim Reynolds, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2026 The Knicks put Anunoby, their best shooter and a good closeout attacker, in the opposite corner. — Jared Weiss, New York Times, 13 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for close out

Recent Examples of Synonyms for close out

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Jurin keeps working after the conversation ends—across phone, email, web chat and LINE, the messaging app used by the vast majority of Japan’s population—connecting plain language to the software that acts.

— Jurin AI Contributor, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
The senator expressed concerns about the effects if Arkansas tries to end Medicaid expansion altogether.

— Nathan Ansell, Arkansas Online, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of end

Verb

The administration also pressed allies to exclude Huawei from their 5G networks, arguing that the company posed a national security threat because its equipment could give Beijing backdoor access to critical communications infrastructure.

— GLORIA XIONG, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
Ocalan and other key PKK figures are excluded from the pardon.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of exclude

Verb

The owners threatening to shut the game down next year aren’t looking for an even playing field.

— Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 15 Aug. 2026
New lower scores, for example, could shut those companies out of doing business in markets with sustainability requirements based on the Protocol.

— Mike Feibus, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of shut

Noun

Meanwhile the adaptive air suspension varies ground clearance from five inches (127 mm) up to nine inches (229 mm) and lowers automatically at highway speeds to maximize aerodynamic efficiency and cornering stability.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 19 Aug. 2026
Planners envision the horizontal clearance being increased from 50 feet to approximately 90 feet.

— David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of clearance

Verb

However, the former public servant was ultimately banned from leaving the country.

— Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
All of this comes after Princess Eugenie chose to have her third child in Portugal, and reports that both Andrew and Fergie had been banned from the delivery room.

— Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of ban

Verb

Initial results are expected to begin coming in shortly after polls close, with additional results expected after voting ends in the Central time zone.

— Sergio Candido, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
With two weeks remaining until the summer transfer window SLAMS SHUT (or simply closes), Chelsea are set to be typically busy.

— Liam Twomey, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of close

Noun

Universities are breaking the economic bargain that once kept experts in the classroom.

— Francisco Ruiz, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
But Norwich City were here long before the by-now-familiar array of bargain stores, DIY merchants and shoe shops that can be found a couple of hundred yards away.

— Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026

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