CLOSE-UP Synonyms: 85 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

ˌklōs-ˈəp

Definition of close-up

as in near

not being distant in time, space, or significance come over here and get a close-up view of the painting

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close-up

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noun

as in photo

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as in dissection

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Recent Examples of close-up

Noun

The shot fades into a close-up of Liam, his perfect coif billowing in the ocean breeze. — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2026 Officials ask people to provide clear, close-up photographs with an object for scale, such as a pencil. — Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026 There’s another big close-up of Ada’s face (this time in a black bathing cap) against a bright-red background here, hanging in the barn. — Dodie Kazanjian, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2026 An investigation found that Gardner created videos with close-up images of at least 10 minors naked or undressing. — Scott Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for close-up

Recent Examples of Synonyms for close-up

Adjective

The 26-year-old actress debuted a new near-black hue on Wednesday night, going darker than her previous mahogany tones.

— Arushi Jacob, Footwear News, 12 Nov. 2026
Yet that is precisely where Histed thinks current and near-future models may flounder.

— Dan Garisto, Scientific American, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of near

Noun

In this photo illustration, the logo of company Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited is displayed on a smartphone in front of abstract background on computer screen.

— Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 2 Nov. 2026
Police posted a photo on social media Sunday to alert residents to the incident and to advise them to check any candy their children had collected.

— Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of photo

Noun

Ultrasound scans could make that work more precise while sparing the coral from an untimely dissection.

— Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 6 Nov. 2026
His cause of death was determined to be an aortic dissection, a rare but life-threatening condition in which a tear occurs in the inner lining of the aorta, the body’s main artery that delivers blood away from the heart, per Cleveland Clinic.

— Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of dissection

Adjective

Hours after the attack, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said authorities found the bodies of three of the suspect's close family members -- two women and a man -- inside of his home in Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski, a city about 100 miles northeast of Krakow.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026
Purdue cut the deficit to 34-29 on Ijeboi's TD run but couldn't get any closer.

— CBS News, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of close

Noun

The Clinton library houses 78 million pages of official records, 20 million emails, and two million photographs.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026
The endless snapshots of parties, wallpaper covered in butts, the many photographs of Kate Moss, videos of fashion shows, enlarged ad campaign stills—very little of it is good.

— Eliza Goodpasture, ARTnews.com, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of photograph

Noun

Multiple speakers, including some with family members in the cemetery, cited a Washington Post analysis that the arch would cast shadows on thousands of graves.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026
Then this year, Microsoft — a key player in the carbon dioxide removal market — dramatically cut its investment in the sector, according to a Bloomberg analysis.

— Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of analysis

Adjective

The United Kingdom, Qatar and Jordan led a coalition of more than 50 countries and organizations on Thursday calling on Israel to provide immediate entry of critical items for shelter, fuel, water, sanitation and health to Gaza.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 13 Nov. 2026
Defensive lineman Shelby Harris sacked Daniels to force an immediate Washington punt.

— Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 13 Nov. 2026

Definition of immediate

Noun

Boris Yeltsin’s Russia had struggled to avoid NATO enlargement.

— MICHAEL KIMMAGE, Foreign Affairs, 14 Sep. 2026
Surakot said that the clinic’s management claimed Ubiribo had been a patient at the clinic since 2024 and had received five penile enlargement injections.

— Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of enlargement

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