STUFFY Synonyms

• at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other

• close in relevance or relationship

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

• the temporal end; the concluding time

• the last section of a communication

• the concluding part of any performance

• near in time or place or relationship

• in an attentive manner

• rigorously attentive; strict and thorough

• marked by fidelity to an original

• (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched

• crowded

• lacking fresh air

• of textiles

• strictly confined or guarded

• confined to specific persons

• fitting closely but comfortably

• used of hair or haircuts

• giving or spending with reluctance

• inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information

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

• become closed

• cease to operate or cause to cease operating

• finish or terminate (meetings, speeches, etc.)

• come to a close

• complete a business deal, negotiation, or an agreement

• be priced or listed when trading stops

• engage at close quarters

• cause a window or an application to disappear on a computer desktop

• change one's body stance so that the forward shoulder and foot are closer to the intended point of impact

• come together, as if in an embrace

• draw near

• bring together all the elements or parts of

• bar access to

• fill or stop up

• unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of

• finish a game in baseball by protecting a lead

• uncomfortably closed or hemmed in

• suffering from claustrophobia; abnormally afraid of closed-in places

• not invading healthy tissue

• not free to move about

• being in captivity

• constricted in size

• overfilled or compacted or concentrated

• hot or warm and humid

• weighing heavily on the senses or spirit

• marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior

• causing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heat

• forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority

• characterized by oppressive heat and humidity

• causing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heat

• causing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heat

• excessively hot and humid or marked by sweating and faintness

• heavy and starchy and hard to digest

• (used pejoratively) out of fashion; old fashioned

• excessively conventional and unimaginative and hence dull

• lacking fresh air