I. close verb
1.
to fill an opening with an appropriate closure
be sure to close the gate
Synonyms: ||put to, shut
Related Word: bang, clap, slam; block, choke, clog, obstruct, occlude, stop; debar, exclude
Antonyms: open
2.
Synonyms: screen 3, block out, obstruct, shroud, shut off, shut out
3.
to bring or come to a limit or to a natural or appropriate stopping point
closed the meeting as soon as the discussion was over
Synonyms: complete, conclude, consummate, determine, do, end, finish, halt, terminate, ultimate, wind up, wrap up
Related Word: cease, desist, quit, stop; finalize, write off
Idioms: call it a day, set a period to
Contrasted words: begin, commence, enter (on or upon), inaugurate, initiate, start
4.
Synonyms: fill 1, block, choke, clog, congest, obstruct, occlude, plug, stop, stopper
5.
Synonyms: decrease , abate, ||bate, diminish, drain (away), dwindle, lessen, reduce, taper, taper off
6.
Synonyms: meet 6, encounter, face, front
II. close noun
1.
Synonyms: end 2, cease, cessation, conclusion, desistance, ending, finish, period, stop, termination
2.
Synonyms: finale , conclusion, end, ending, finish, windup
Antonyms: opening
III. ||close noun
Synonyms: court 1, courtyard, curtilage, enclosure, quad, quadrangle, yard
IV. close adjective
1.
Synonyms: silent 3, close-lipped, closemouthed, close-tongued, reserved, reticent, taciturn, tight-lipped, tight-mouthed, uncommunicative
Idioms: close as a clam
Contrasted words: candid, frank, plain
Antonyms: open
2.
Synonyms: stuffy 1, airless, breathless, stifling, stivy, suffocating, sultry
Related Word: humid, muggy, sticky
3.
Synonyms: stingy , cheeseparing, closefisted, miserly, ||narrow, niggardly, parsimonious, penny-pinching, penurious, tight
Antonyms: liberal
4.
having the constituent parts massed closely together
a paper of fine close texture
Synonyms: compact, crowded, dense, thick, tight
Related Word: compacted, compressed, condensed, consolidated, constricted, contracted; firm, solid, substantial; impenetrable, impermeable; close-grained
Contrasted words: lax, loose, slack; unconsolidated
5.
Synonyms: tight 3, taut, tense
6.
not far removed (as in space, time, or relationship) from something stipulated or understood
true and veritable are close synonyms
the park is very close to the river
it is close to closing time
Synonyms: immediate, near, near-at-hand, nearly, nigh, proximate; compare neighboring
Related Word: abutting, adjacent, adjoining, contiguous; convenient, handy; nearest, nearmost, next
Idioms: at hand, at one's fingers' ends ( or fingertips), under one's nose
Contrasted words: distant, far, faraway, far-off, removed
Antonyms: remote
7.
Synonyms: familiar 1, chummy, confidential, intimate, thick
Contrasted words: cool, remote, withdrawn
Antonyms: aloof
V. close adverb
into proximity with respect to space, time, or approach
hoping to come closer to the truth of the matter
Synonyms: at close hand, hard, near, nearby, nigh
Related Word: almost, nearabout, nearly
Idioms: as near as no matter ( or never mind), in hailing ( or spitting) distance, within an inch ( or an ace) of, within a stone's throw
Contrasted words: afar, distantly, far
Antonyms: remotely