Close

/kləʊz/

Synonyms for "close" (1161 found)

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Closest matches (233)

Noun(24 words)

end closing conclusion finale finish adjacent affectionate almost approachapproximate resultapproximate solverblinkbuttoning shirtbuttons careful caring caulk caulking circuit clack

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clam clams claspingclosing curtain

abandonment abate abbreviated abort aboutabout to beabridged abstruse accented accommodate accost accurate adjacent adjourn adjust advance agree airless airtight alert

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all butalley alleyway almostalong towardalongsidealready in sightalveolar angustifoliate angustirostrate angustisellate angustiseptal aphoristic apical apico-alveolar apico-dental aposiopestic approach approaching appropinquate approximate approximately approximating approximative arcane area arenaarm in armarm-in-armaround arrange arterialarterial highwayarterial streetartery articulatedas good asassiduous assimilatedat close quartersat handattached attentive autistic autobahn autoroute autostrada avaricious avenue back bang bar barricade barytone bashful bate battenbatten downbattlebear down onbear down uponbear upbecloudedbelt highwaybilabial blindblind alleyblockblock outblock upblockade bolt bonded bosom boulevard box brawl breakoff breathless breezeless brewing brief bristling broad broil brusque buddy-buddy buried burning buttonbutton upbypass byway cabalistic cacuminalcamino realcareful carriageway causeway causey cease ceasing cemented censored center central centralize cerebral cessation chaussee cheap checkedcheek-by-jowlchock chokechoke offcincture circumferential circumscribed circumstantial clammy clap clash clasp classified clear climax clinch clipped closclose aboutclose at handclose byclose downclose inclose offclose tightclose upclose withclose-fitting close-knit close-lipped close-textured close-tongued close-woven closed closefisted closely closemouthed closing closure clouded collide combat comecome closercome forwardcome nearcome oncome to blowscome togethercome upcoming compact compacted compactly comparable compasscompass aboutcompendious

Verb(13 words)

adjourns blinked blocked bricked bridged buttoned calked caulked caulksclose downclose upcome togethercompactify

Adjective(5 words)

airless cheeseparing close-fitting closelipped closemouthed

Adverb(1 words)

closely

Strong matches (348)

complete completing completion compose compressed concealed concenter concentralize concentrate concentrated concise conclude conclusion concrete condensed confidential confine confined confining confront

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congest congested connect conscientious consolidated consonant consonantal constant constrict constricted contain container contend contest contiguous continuant contract contracted convenient converge coopcorduroy roadcorrectcounty roadcourt courtyard cover covered covert crammedcrammed fullcramp cramped crawling crescent crisp critical croft crowd crowded crypticcul-de-sacculmination curt curtilage cutcut and thrustdarkdead-end streetdebar decline decrease delicatedelimited fielddemanding demure dense densely dental desinence desistance desuetude detailed determine devoted dike diminish directdirt roaddiscontinuance discontinuation discontinue discreet disregard dissimilated dissociable docked dog dorsaldraw neardraw nighdrive driveway duel dumb dustproof dusttight dwindle eclipsed economicaleconomical of wordselliptic elliptical embay embosom embrace enclasp enclave enclose enclosure encompass encounter end ending enfold enigmatic envelop environ enwrap epigrammatic equivalent esoteric establish evasive even exact exactingexchange blowsexigent expiration expire express expressway exquisite face faithfulfall in withfamiliar fastfast byfasten fastened fence feud field fightfight a duelfill fine finical finicking finicky finishfinish upfinishing firm firmly fix fixed flat foldfold upforthcoming forty freeway friendly front fullfull developmentfunnel fussy fusty futuregain upongasproof gastight gatheringgive and takegive satisfactionglide glossal glottal glued gluey gnomicgo aroundgo roundgoing to happengrapplegrapple withgravel roadgreat greedy ground guarded guttural halt handhand and glovehand-in-handhardhard byhardfisted heavily heavy hereabout hereabouts hermetichermetically sealedhid hidden high highroad highwayhighways and bywayshomestretch homologous hot humidhush hushhush-hush ignore ill-ventilated illiberal immediate imminent impendent impending impenetrable impermeablein a cloudin a fogin danger imminentin eclipsein prospectin purdahin reservein spitting distancein storein the cardsin the neighborhoodin the neighborhood ofin the offingin the vicinityin the windin the wingsin viewincapacious incommodious incommunicado incompatibleindisposed to talkinerrable inerrant infallible inner inseparable insociable instant intense intent intersectinterstate highwayintimate intonated invest involve isthmian isthmic jamjam packedjam-packed jammed join jostle joustjust aboutjust around the cornerkey kill kindred kraal labial labiodental

Noun(29 words)

completecomplete beingsconclude concluding converge cork corking corks curtain curtaining detaileddocument finalizationdoorsdraw nearend of dayending ends familiar fastenfinal work

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finisgap fillinggaskets gates gating gavel gavels intimate jackknife

Adjective(12 words)

complete structurecompleted phaseconfining connected consummate faithful gatedgothic finþanicelandic nálægtintimate ceremonyintimate detailsintimate friend

Verb(12 words)

conclude concludes corked exiting fastensfill upfinalize finalized finalizes finalizing fold jackknifed

Adjective(1 words)

intimate

Related words (580)

labiovelar laconic lane lap lapselast laplast roundlast stagelatch latent lateral lax lessen light lightproof lighttight like limited lingual liquid

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listlocal roadlocklock outlock uplooming lot low lowering lurkingmain dragmain roadmakemake upmassive mathematical maturation maturity meager mean meet menacing meticulous mewsmicrometrically precisemicroscopic mid mingy minuscule minute miserlymix it upmonophthongal mopey mopish morose motorwaymuch at onemuch the samemuggy mum musty mute muted mysterious narrownarrow gaugenarrow the gapnasal nasalized nearnear at handnear the marknearabout nearabouts nearby nearing nearish nearlynearly the sameneighboring nice niggard niggardly nighnigh aboutnighhand nighish nip nongregarious nonporousnot farnot far fromnot quiteobfuscated obscure obscured obstruct obturate occlude occlusive occult oilproof oiltighton the horizononly a stepopen oppressive overhanging overlook oxytone pack packed padlock painstaking palatal palatalized pale paling pally palsy-walsy paralyzeparcel of landpark parkway parsimonious particular pass patch pavepaved roadpenpenny pinchingpenny-pinching penurious perfection period perorate personal petty pharyngeal pharyngealized phonemic phonetic phonic pike pinch pinchfisted pinching pinpoint pitch pitched pithy placeplank roadplat plotplot of groundplug plumb point-blank pointed populous posttonic practically precise precisianistic precisionistic preparing presentpretty nearprimary highwayprivateprivate roadprivy propinque proximal proximate pruned punctilious punctual quad quadrangle quarrel quasi quiet rainproof raintight rasslereal estaterecede recondite refined relatable religiousreligiously exactrelinquishment renunciation reserved resolve restricted result reticent retroflexright-of-wayrigid rigorousring roadriot ripeness road roadbed roadway roundround aboutroundedrounding offrounding outroute nationalerowroyal roadrun a tiltrun togethersame but differentsave-all scant scanty scientificscientifically exactscramble scrap scratch screen scrimpy scrupulous scrutinizing scuffle sealseal offseal upsealed searching secluded seclusesecondary roadsecret secretive section secure self-contained self-sufficient semivowel sententious sequel sequestered serried set settlesettle withsevere shifty shortshort and sweetshortened shroud shutshut downshut fastshut offshut outshut the doorshut tightshut upshut up shopshutdownside-by-sidesidlesidle up tosign silent similar skirmish slam slender small smokeproof smoketight smothered snap snug sociablesocially incompatiblesoft solid solidly sonant spar sparingsparing of wordsspartan special speechless speedway square squeezesqueeze shutstalestand in the waystate highwaystaunchstep upsticky stifle stifled stifling stingy stopstop upstopped stopper stopping stormproof stormtightstraighten outstrait strangle strangulate street stressed strict strive strong struggle stuck stuffy substantial subtle succinct suffocate suffocating sullen sultry summary superhighway suppressed surcease surd surround suspend swarming swelteringswitch offsyllabic synopsized taciturn taped taper taut teeming tense terminate termination terminus terrace tersethat will betheater thereabout thereabouts thickthick as thievesthick-growing thickly thickset thorough thoroughfare threatening throatythrough streetthrust and parrythruway tighttight lippedtight-fisted tight-lipped tighten tightfisted tilt tinyto cometo the pointtofttoll roadtonaltongue tiedtongue-tied tonictop secrettopping offtouchy tourneytownship roadtract truncatedturn offturnpike tussle twangy ulterior unaccented unbreatheable unclubbable uncommunicative uncompanionable uncongenialunder an eclipseunder coverunder house arrestunder securityunder wrapsundercover underground undeviating undisclosable undisclosed undivulgable undivulged unerring unfriendly ungenerous ungenial ungiving unite unknown unloquacious unrevealable unrevealed unrounded unsociable unsocial unspoken unstressed untalkative untellable untold unutterable unuttered unvented unventilated unwhisperable upcomingus highwayvelar verbatim vicinal viscid viscose viscous vocalic vocoid voiced voiceless vowel vowellikewage warwaiting war warm water-repellant waterproof watertight weak wedged well-nigh widewind upwindless windproof windtight windupwithin callwithin earshotwithin hearingwithin reachword-bound wordlesswork outwrapwrapped in cloudswrestle wynd yardzip upzipper

Noun(44 words)

last latches lidding lids liquidatingmark endmarket endmeticulousmore concludingnails near nearby nearly perfects plug portcullises practicallyprivate gatheringproximal seal

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seal impressionssealing seals settlement shut shutter shutters shutting slamming stitch stopperingstopping pointsuture sutures termination thoroughwaterproof sealwhams wrapping zip zippering zippers zipping zips

Verb(18 words)

latched liquidated liquidates neared occludes operculate seel selar shutshut downshuts shuttered slammed snapped suturedterminate inquirywinterise zipped

Adjective(4 words)

muggy near nearby oppressive

Adjective(17 words)

nearnearby celestial bodynigh penny-pinchingproximal determinersecretive skinny snug snuggerstrong connectionstuffythin margintight tightlipped unaired unpierced zippered

Adverb(3 words)

near nigh tight

Choosing the right synonym

Closest matches in this entry: end, closing, conclusion, finale, finish.
adjacent: 'Adjacent' is precise and often technical, it means immediately next to something, without implying any relationship.
Sentence evidence is available for close, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
Ranking signals come from wiktionary, wordnet, opengloss, moby, and related lexical sources.

Synonym selection checklist

Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "close".
Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.

When not to replace "close"

Keep "close" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.

If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.

Replacement workflow

1. Preserve meaning

Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "close" intact in the sentence you are editing.

2. Tune tone

Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.

3. Re-read context

Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.

Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.

Final fit check

After choosing a replacement for "close", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.

If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "close" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.

How these synonyms differ

adjacent - 'Adjacent' is precise and often technical, it means immediately next to something, without implying any relationship.
intimate - 'Intimate' implies deep personal connection, close in a way that involves vulnerability and trust.
near - 'Near' is purely spatial or temporal, it describes proximity without the emotional dimension that 'close' can carry.
tight - 'Tight' as a synonym for 'close' emphasizes compactness or strong bonds, a tight group, a tight race, a tight friendship.

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

7 relation types

More general

55 entries

action verbadverb of degreeadverb of placeapproach bar barricade blockblock offblock upblockade breakbreak offceasechange statecome nearcome on

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More specific

22 entries

adjacentbest friendclosing bellclosing ceremonyclosing priceconclusion confidantdetailed reviewdoor encircle finalein proximitylidmarket closenearby nearly

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Collocations

10 entries

close attentionclose byclose contactclose examinationclose friendclose proximityclose quartersclose rangeclose readingclose relationship

Inflections

7 entries

closed closer closes closest closingmore closelymost closely

Derivations

10 entries

closable closed closely closeness closer closest closing closuremore closelymost closely

Antonyms

2 entries

distant open

similar

62 entries

accurate adjacent adpressed ambient appressed approximateat handboon buddy-buddy careful chummy circumferentclose at handclose setclose togetherclose-hauled

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Translations

148 translations across 81 languages.

Afrikaans

1 entries

toemaak verb (move (a door))

Amis

1 entries

'edef verb (move (a door))

Arabic

2 entries

أَغْلَقَ verb (move (a door))
قفل verb (move (a door))

Armenian

1 entries

փակել verb (move (a door))

Azerbaijani

4 entries

azaltmaq verb (to make smaller)
bağlamaq verb (move (a door))
qısaltmaq verb (to make smaller)
örtmək verb (move (a door))

Basque

1 entries

itxi verb (move (a door))

Belarusian

2 entries

зачыня́ць verb (move (a door))
зачыні́ць verb (move (a door))

Bengali

1 entries

বন্ধ করা verb (move (a door))

Breton

1 entries

serriñ verb (move (a door))

Bulgarian

1 entries

затва́рям verb (move (a door))

Catalan

2 entries

concloure verb (to make a sale)
tancar verb (to make a sale)

Central Atlas Tamazight

1 entries

ⵇⵇⵏ verb (move (a door))

Central Kurdish

1 entries

داخستن verb (move (a door))

Cherokee

1 entries

ᎠᏍᏚᎲᏍᎦ verb (move (a door))

Chinese Cantonese

1 entries

關 /关 verb (move (a door))

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries

閉 /闭 verb (move (a door))
關 /关 verb (move (a door))
關上 /关上 verb (move (a door))
關閉 /关闭 verb (move (a door))

Czech

2 entries

zavírat verb (move (a door))
zavřít verb (move (a door))

Danish

1 entries

lukke verb (move (a door))

Dutch

2 entries

dichtdoen verb (move (a door))
verkleinen verb (to make smaller)

Esperanto

1 entries

fermi verb (move (a door))

Estonian

1 entries

sulgema verb (move (a door))

Ewe

1 entries

tu verb (move (a door))

Finnish

4 entries

kaventaa verb (to make smaller)
kiristää verb (to make smaller)
laittaa kiinni verb (move (a door))
myydä verb (to make a sale)

French

2 entries

conclure verb (to make a sale)
fermer verb (move (a door))

Galician

1 entries

pechar verb (move (a door))

Georgian

1 entries

დახურვა verb (move (a door))

German

2 entries

schließen verb (move (a door))
zumachen verb (move (a door))

Hebrew

1 entries

סָגַר verb (move (a door))

Hindi

1 entries

बंद करना verb (move (a door))

Hungarian

1 entries

becsuk verb (move (a door))

Icelandic

1 entries

loka verb (move (a door))

Ido

1 entries

klozar verb (move (a door))

Indonesian

1 entries

tutup verb (move (a door))

Interlingua

1 entries

clauder verb (move (a door))

Irish

1 entries

dún verb (move (a door))

Italian

4 entries

accorciare verb (to make smaller)
chiudere verb (move (a door))
chiudere verb (to make a sale)
concludere verb (to make a sale)

Japanese

3 entries

閉じる verb (move (a door))
閉まる verb (move (a door))
閉める verb (move (a door))

Kabyle

1 entries

mdel verb (move (a door))

Korean

1 entries

닫다 verb (move (a door))

Latin

1 entries

claudō verb (move (a door))

Latvian

3 entries

aizdarīt verb (move (a door))
aiztaisīt verb (move (a door))
aizvērt verb (move (a door))

Lithuanian

1 entries

uždaryti verb (move (a door))

Low German

4 entries

dichtmaken verb (move (a door))
dichtmoken verb (move (a door))
sluten verb (move (a door))
slüten verb (move (a door))

Luxembourgish

2 entries

schléissen verb (move (a door))
zoumaachen verb (move (a door))

Malay

1 entries

menutup verb (move (a door))

Maltese

1 entries

agħlaq verb (move (a door))

Manchu

1 entries

ᠶᠠᡴᠰᡳᠮᠪᡳ verb (move (a door))

Maore Comorian

1 entries

uɓala verb (move (a door))

Mongolian

2 entries

хаах verb (move (a door))
ᠬᠠᠭᠠᠬᠤ verb (move (a door))

Māori

1 entries

pā verb (move (a door))

Nepali

1 entries

बन्द गर्नु verb (move (a door))

Norman

1 entries

freunmer verb (move (a door))

Norwegian

2 entries

lukke verb (move (a door))
stenge verb (move (a door))

Occitan

3 entries

barrar verb (move (a door))
tampar verb (move (a door))
tancar verb (move (a door))

Ottoman Turkish

1 entries

اورتمك verb (move (a door))

Persian

1 entries

بستن verb (move (a door))

Polish

2 entries

zamknąć verb (move (a door))
zamykać verb (move (a door))

Portuguese

2 entries

cerrar verb (move (a door))
fechar verb (move (a door))

Quechua

1 entries

wichq'ay verb (move (a door))

Romanian

1 entries

închide verb (move (a door))

Romansch

1 entries

serrar verb (move (a door))

Russian

4 entries

закры́ть verb (move (a door))
закрыва́ть verb (move (a door))
сократи́ть verb (to make smaller)
сокраща́ть verb (to make smaller)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries

dùin verb (move (a door))

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries

zatvoriti verb (move (a door))
затворити verb (move (a door))

Slovak

3 entries

zatvoriť verb (move (a door))
zatvárať verb (move (a door))
zavrieť verb (move (a door))

Slovene

1 entries

zapréti verb (move (a door))

Spanish

4 entries

acercarse verb (to make smaller)
achicar verb (to make smaller)
acortar verb (to make smaller)
cerrar verb (move (a door))

Swahili

3 entries

funga verb (move (a door))
funga verb (to make smaller)
funga verb (to make a sale)

Swedish

1 entries

stänga verb (move (a door))

Tagalog

1 entries

sara verb (move (a door))

Tamil

4 entries

குறை verb (to make smaller)
சாத்து verb (move (a door))
பூட்டு verb (move (a door))
முடி verb (to make a sale)

Telugu

1 entries

మూయు verb (move (a door))

Thai

3 entries

งับ verb (move (a door))
ปิด verb (move (a door))
หุบ verb (move (a door))

Turkish

3 entries

kapatmak verb (move (a door))
kitlemek verb (move (a door))
örtmek verb (move (a door))

Tuvan

2 entries

хаап каар verb (move (a door))
хаар verb (move (a door))

Ukrainian

2 entries

зачини́ти verb (move (a door))
зачиня́ти verb (move (a door))

Urdu

1 entries

بند کرنا verb (move (a door))

Vietnamese

1 entries

đóng verb (move (a door))

Waray-Waray

2 entries

sadhi verb (move (a door))
sarhi verb (move (a door))

Welsh

1 entries

cau verb (move (a door))

Yiddish

1 entries

שליסן verb (move (a door))

Sample sentences

107 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

How many close friends do you have?

Source: tatoeba (1354)

Close the door when you leave.

Source: tatoeba (1897)

Please will you close the door when you go out.

Source: tatoeba (2467)

Your point may be a little off target, but it certainly is close.

Source: tatoeba (17115)

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Common questions

What are the closest synonyms for "close"?

Closest matches include end, closing, conclusion, finale, finish.

How is "adjacent" different from "close"?

'Adjacent' is precise and often technical, it means immediately next to something, without implying any relationship.

How should I check whether a synonym fits "close"?

Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.

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