DICTOMETER

CLOSER

(close, closer, aproximado, cerca, cercano, cerrar, cerrarse, entrante, próximo, deretter, like ved, lukke, lukke seg, neste, nær, omkringliggende, omtrentlig)

1. Synonyms:
   • Closer
   Definitions:
   • a person who closes something
   Examples:
   • Whoever is the closer has to turn out the lights and lock up
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Closer
   • Finisher
   Definitions:
   • (baseball) a relief pitcher who can protect a lead in the last inning or two of the game
   
   

1. Synonyms:
   • Close
   Definitions:
   • at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
   Examples:
   • Close to noon
   • How close are we to town?
   • A close formation of ships
   Antonyms:
   • DISTANT
   • deep
   • extreme
   • far-flung
   • long-distance
   • nonadjacent
   • out-of-town
   • yonder, yon
   
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Close
   Definitions:
   • close in relevance or relationship
   Examples:
   • A close family
   • We are all...in close sympathy with...
   • Close kin
   • A close resemblance
   Antonyms:
   • DISTANT
   • faraway
   • loosely knit
   • removed(predicate)
   • ulterior
   
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Near
   • Close
   • Nigh
   Definitions:
   • not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances
   Examples:
   • Near neighbors
   • In the near future
   • They are near equals
   • His nearest approach to success
   • A very near thing
   • A near hit by the bomb
   • She was near tears
   • She was close to tears
   • Had a close call
   Antonyms:
   • R
   
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Close
   Definitions:
   • rigorously attentive
   • strict and thorough
   Examples:
   • Close supervision
   • Paid close attention
   • A close study
   • Kept a close watch on expenditures
   Antonyms:
   • Careless
   
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Close
   • Faithful
   Definitions:
   • marked by fidelity to an original
   Examples:
   • A close translation
   • A faithful copy of the portrait
   • A faithful rendering of the observed facts
   Antonyms:
   • Inaccurate
   
   
   
6. Synonyms:
   • Close
   • Tight
   Definitions:
   • (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched
   Examples:
   • A close contest
   • A close election
   • A tight game
   Antonyms:
   • Unequal
   
   
   
7. Synonyms:
   • Close
   • Confining
   Definitions:
   • crowded
   Examples:
   • Close quarters
   Antonyms:
   • Unconfined
   
   
   
8. Synonyms:
   • Airless
   • Close
   • Stuffy
   • Unaired
   Definitions:
   • lacking fresh air
   Examples:
   • A dusty airless attic
   • The dreadfully close atmosphere
   • Hot and stuffy and the air was blue with smoke
   Antonyms:
   • Ventilated
   
   
   
9. Synonyms:
   • Close
   • Tight
   Definitions:
   • of textiles
   Examples:
   • A close weave
   • Smooth percale with a very tight weave
   Antonyms:
   • Coarse
   • Harsh
   
   
   
10. Synonyms:
    • Close
    Definitions:
    • strictly confined or guarded
    Examples:
    • Kept under close custody
    Antonyms:
    • Unrestrained
    
    
    
11. Synonyms:
    • Close
    Definitions:
    • confined to specific persons
    Examples:
    • A close secret
    Antonyms:
    • Public
    
    
    
12. Synonyms:
    • Close
    • Snug
    • Close-fitting
    Definitions:
    • fitting closely but comfortably
    Examples:
    • A close fit
    Antonyms:
    • Loose
    
    
    
13. Synonyms:
    • Close
    Definitions:
    • used of hair or haircuts
    Examples:
    • A close military haircut
    Antonyms:
    • Long
    
    
    
14. Synonyms:
    • Cheeseparing
    • Close
    • Near
    • Penny-pinching
    • Skinny
    Definitions:
    • giving or spending with reluctance
    Examples:
    • Our cheeseparing administration
    • Very close (or near) with his money
    • A penny-pinching miserly old man
    Antonyms:
    • Generous
    
    
    
15. Synonyms:
    • Close
    • Closelipped
    • Closemouthed
    • Secretive
    • Tightlipped
    Definitions:
    • inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information
    Examples:
    • Although they knew her whereabouts her friends kept close about it
    Antonyms:
    • Communicative
    • Communicatory
    
    
    

1. Synonyms:
   • Nearer
   • Nigher
   • Closer
   Definitions:
   • (comparative of `near' or `close') within a shorter distance
   Examples:
   • Come closer, my dear!
   • They drew nearer
   • Getting nearer to the true explanation