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closenoun1 an open space wholly or partly enclosed (as by buildings or walls)a garden in a close at the center of the complex court, courtyard, enclosure(also inclosure), patio, quad, quadrangle, yard atrium, galleria, parvis(also parvise), peristyleforecourt, place, plaza, squaredeck, terracecurtilage the stopping of a process or activityat the close of the evening 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 mop-up, phaseoutabeyance, break, interruption, layoff, letup, moratorium, pause, standstill, suspension continuance, continuation extension, persistence, prolongation the last part of a process or actionmanaged to conduct the negotiations to a satisfactory close capper, closing, conclusion, consummation, end, endgame, ending, finale, finis, finish, grand finale, homestretch, mop-up, windup, wrap-up 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, zenithaftermath, anticlimax, coda, epilogue(also epilog), postscriptshank, tag end, tail end baseline, beginning, dawn, day one, nascence, nascency, opening, start foreword, introduction, overture, preamble, preface, prelude, prologue(also prolog) having little space between items or partsthe soldiers marched in close formation against the enemy compact, crowded, dense, jam-packed, packed, serried, thick, tight crammed, jammed, overcrowdedcrushed, massed, pressed, squeezed, wall-to-wallairtight, snugcompacted, compressed, condensed, congestedfirm, hard, solidimpenetrable, impermeable, impervious airy, loose, open, uncrowded commodious, roomy, spacious not being distant in time, space, or significancemy birthday is close to Christmas a shopping mall that is very close to the highway these words are close synonyms close-up, immediate, near, nearby, neighboring, next-door, nigh, proximate abutting, adjacent, adjoining, bordering, contiguousapproaching, coming, forthcoming, oncoming, upcomingaccessible, convenient, handyclose-in, hand-to-hand at hand, to hand away, deep, distant, far, faraway, far-off, remote divorced, removed, separated showing little difference in the standing of the competitorsthe election results were so close that the votes had to be recounted down-to-the-wire, hairbreadth, narrow, neck and neck, nip and tuck, tight crowded closely acquainteda small wedding ceremony that was limited to close friends bosom, buddy-buddy, chummy, especial, familiar, friendly, inseparable, intimate, inward, near, thick, tight clannish, close-knit, tight-knitaffable, boon, companionable, convivial, cordial, genial, gracious, heartygregarious, sociable, socialcomfortable, cozy, easy, snugamicable, neighborlyconfidential, secretiveadoring, affectionate, dear, devoted, fond, loving, tender, tenderhearted, warm distant aloof, antisocial, cold, cool, detached, distant, frosty, remote, reserved, standoffish, unfriendly, unsociable, withdrawn given to keeping one's activities hidden from public observation or knowledgeshe was as close as a stone when it came to talking about her love life closemouthed, dark, reticent, secretive, tight-mouthed, uncommunicative quiet, reserved, silent, taciturn, tight-lippeddiscreet, prudentclandestine, covert, furtive, hugger-mugger, secret, sneak, sneaky, stealthy, surreptitious, undercover, underhand, underhanded communicative, open candid, frank, honest, out-front, up-frontblunt, outspoken, tactless giving or sharing as little as possiblethe kind of folks who are very close when charity calls cheap, chintzy, closefisted, mean, mingy, miserly, niggard, niggardly, parsimonious, penny-pinching, penurious, pinching, pinchpenny, spare, sparing, stingy, stinting, tight, tightfisted, uncharitable, ungenerous careful, chary, conserving, economical, economizing, frugal, saving, scrimping, skimping, thriftyacquisitive, avaricious, avid, coveting, covetous, desirous, grasping, greedy, hoggish, itchy, mercenary, rapacious, selfish, shabby, small, sordidbegrudging, envious, grudging, resentfulinhospitable bounteous, bountiful, charitable, freehanded, generous, liberal, munificent, openhanded, unsparing, unstinting altruistic, selfless, unselfishextravagant, free, handsome, lavish, overgenerous, profusebeneficent, benevolent, hospitable, humanitarian, philanthropic(also philanthropical)compassionate, good-hearted, greathearted, kindly, magnanimous, openheartedthriftless, unthriftydissipating, frittering, prodigal, profligate, spendthrift, splurging, squandering, wasteful, wasting lacking fresh aira small room with an uncomfortably close atmosphere breathless, stifling, stuffy, suffocating airless, unventilatedfuggyheavy, oppressive, thick airy, breezy, unstuffy bracing, brisk, invigorating, refreshed, refreshing, restorative, reviving, sweetventilated meeting the highest standard of accuracya close analysis of the box-office performance of action movies accurate, delicate, exact, fine, hairline, mathematical, pinpoint, precise, refined, rigorous, spot-on correct, right, strict, truedefinite, definitivenice, subtlecareful, fastidious, finical, finicky, meticulous coarse, imprecise, inaccurate, inexact, rough approximate, roundfalse, incorrect, untrue, wrongcareless, looseindefinite, unclear, vaguedoubtful, dubious, questionable, unreliable, untrustworthy at, within, or to a short distance or timethe stranded passengers drew close for reassurance around, by, hard, in, near, nearby, nigh hereabouts(or hereabout), hereaway(or hereaways, dialect), thereabouts(also thereabout)along, alongsideaccessibly, conveniently, handily at close quarters, at hand, on one's doorstep, within call to position (something) so as to prevent passage through an openingbe sure to close the gate when you leave make(chiefly dialect), shut, steek(chiefly Scottish) bar, batten (down), bolt, chain, fasten, latch, lockplug, seal, stoppersecurebang, clap, slam open unbar, unbolt, unchain, unfasten, unlatch, unlock, unseal to stop the operations ofthe merchant will close the store if business doesn't improve close (down), close out, shut phase out, turn offextinguish, quell, suppressgag, muzzle, silencefail, fold open, start build, expand to bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping pointwe'll close the assembly with the singing of our national anthem close out, complete, conclude, end, finish, round (off or out), terminate, wind up, wrap up climax, crownconsummate, perfecthalt, stop, suspend put paid to(chiefly British), ring down the curtain (on) begin, commence, inaugurate, open, start to come to an endthe services closed with a short prayer break off, break up, cease, conclude, dead-end, determine, die, discontinue, elapse, end, expire, finish, go, halt, lapse, leave off, let up, pass, quit, stop, terminate, wind up, wink (out) desist (from), lay off (of), refrain (from)give over(British), knock off, pack (up or in)break down, conk (out), cut out, stallpause, stay, suspendabate, peter (out), wind down bite the dust continue, hang on, persist draw out, extend, prolong, protract to come near or nearerthe two groups closed with each other from opposite sides of the field approach, belly up, close in, come up, draw on, near, nigh arrive, attain, come, gain, hit, land, make, reach, show up, turn up, waltz (up)creep up, sneak upadjoin, border, touch, verge back (up or away), recede, retire, retreat, withdraw clear out, depart, exit, go, leave, light out, pull out, quit, remove, run away, shove (off), take off, walk out adj.stingy, close, niggardly, parsimonious, penurious, miserly mean being unwilling or showing unwillingness to share with others.stingy implies a marked lack of generosity.a stingy child, not given to sharing close suggests keeping a tight grip on one's money and possessions.folks who are very close when charity calls niggardly implies giving or spending the very smallest amount possible.the niggardly amount budgeted for the town library parsimonious suggests a frugality so extreme as to lead to stinginess.a parsimonious lifestyle notably lacking in luxuries penurious implies niggardliness that gives an appearance of actual poverty.the penurious eccentric bequeathed a fortune miserly suggests a sordid avariciousness and a morbid pleasure in hoarding.a miserly couple devoid of social conscience v.close, end, conclude, finish, complete, terminate mean to bring or come to a stopping point or limit.close usually implies that something has been in some way open as well as unfinished.close a debate end conveys a strong sense of finality.ended his life conclude may imply a formal closing (as of a meeting).the service concluded with a blessing finish may stress completion of a final step in a process.after it is painted, the house will be finished complete implies the removal of all deficiencies or a successful finishing of what has been undertaken.the resolving of this last issue completes the agreement terminate implies the setting of a limit in time or space.your employment terminates after three months in the 13th century |