CLOSER Synonyms

• nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space

• having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching

• near or close to but not necessarily touching

• (superlative of `near' or `close') within the shortest distance

• (comparative of `near' or `close') within a shorter distance

• having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching

• at the time or occasion immediately following

• immediately following in time or order

• nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space

• (of elected officers) elected but not yet serving

• (of a day of the week) nearest (or nearest but one) after the present moment

• closest in degree or order (space or time) especially in a chain of causes and effects

• very close in space or time

• lie adjacent to another or share a boundary

• lie adjacent to another or share a boundary

• be in direct physical contact with; make contact

• attach or add

• closely constrained or constricted or constricting

• of such close construction as to be impermeable

• firmly or closely

• in an attentive manner

• pulled or drawn tight

• set so close together as to be invulnerable to penetration

• pressed tightly together

• (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity

• affected by scarcity and expensive to borrow

• of textiles

• securely or solidly fixed in place; rigid

• (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched

• very drunk

• exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent

• demanding strict attention to rules and procedures

• packed closely together

• a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration

• an intuitive assumption

• the temporal end; the concluding time

• event whose occurrence ends something

• the proposition arrived at by logical reasoning (such as the proposition that must follow from the major and minor premises of a syllogism)

• the act of ending something

• a final settlement

• the last section of a communication

• the act of making up your mind about something

• the closing section of a musical composition

• the temporal end; the concluding time

• the concluding part of any performance

• the temporal end; the concluding time

• the concluding part of any performance

• not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances

• near in time or place or relationship

• (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

• being on the left side

• not open

• used especially of mouth or eyes

• move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut

• become closed

• prevent from entering; shut out

• lacking fresh air

• giving or spending with reluctance

• fitting closely but comfortably

• inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information

• in a close relation or position in time or space

• in an attentive manner

• in a close manner