Close definition

Close as a verb

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

   "Close the door"

   Same sense: shut

2. become closed

   "The windows closed with a loud bang"

   Same sense: shut

3. cease to operate or cause to cease operating

   "The owners decided to move and to close the factory"

   Same sense: close up, close down, shut down, fold

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

   "The meeting was closed with a charge by the chairman of the board"

5. come to a close

   "The concert closed with a nocturne by Chopin"

   Same sense: conclude

6. complete a business deal, negotiation, or an agreement

   "We closed on the house on Friday"

7. be priced or listed when trading stops

   "The stock market closed high this Friday"

8. engage at close quarters

   "close with the enemy"

9. cause a window or an application to disappear on a computer desktop

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

11. come together, as if in an embrace

    "Her arms closed around her long lost relative"

    Same sense: come together

12. draw near

    "The probe closed with the space station"

13. bring together all the elements or parts of

    "Management closed ranks"

14. bar access to

    "Due to the accident, the road had to be closed for several hours"

15. fill or stop up

    "Can you close the cracks with caulking?"

    Same sense: fill up

16. unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of

    "close the circuit"

    Same sense: close up

17. finish a game in baseball by protecting a lead

    "The relief pitcher closed with two runs in the second inning"

Close as an adjective

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

    "close to noon"

19. close in relevance or relationship

    "a close family"

20. not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances

    "she was close to tears"

    Same sense: near, nigh

21. rigorously attentive; strict and thorough

    "close supervision"

22. marked by fidelity to an original

    "a close translation"

    Same sense: faithful

23. (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched

    "a close contest"

    Same sense: tight

24. crowded

    "close quarters"

    Same sense: confining

25. lacking fresh air

    "the dreadfully close atmosphere"

    Same sense: stuffy, airless, unaired

26. of textiles

    "a close weave"

    Same sense: tight

27. strictly confined or guarded

    "kept under close custody"

28. confined to specific persons

    "a close secret"

29. fitting closely but comfortably

    "a close fit"

    Same sense: close-fitting, snug

30. used of hair or haircuts

    "a close military haircut"

31. giving or spending with reluctance

    "very close (or near) with his money"

    Same sense: near, skinny, penny-pinching, cheeseparing

32. inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information

    "although they knew her whereabouts her friends kept close about it"

    Same sense: secretive, tightlipped, closemouthed, closelipped

Close as a noun

33. the temporal end; the concluding time

    "they were playing better at the close of the season"

    Same sense: last, finish, conclusion, stopping point, finale, finis

34. the last section of a communication

    Same sense: end, ending, closing, conclusion

35. the concluding part of any performance

    Same sense: finale, closing curtain, finis

Close as an adverb

36. near in time or place or relationship

    "the bullet didn't come close"

    Same sense: near, nigh

37. in an attentive manner

    "he remained close on his guard"

    Same sense: tight, closely

Synonyms and antonyms

• shut
• close up
• close down
• shut down
• fold
• conclude
• come together
• fill up
• near definition
• nigh
• faithful
• tight
• confining
• stuffy
• airless
• unaired
• close-fitting
• snug
• skinny
• penny-pinching
• cheeseparing
• secretive
• tightlipped
• closemouthed

Opposites: open, distant.

All synonyms of close, sense by sense

How to say close

Close has 1 syllable and rhymes with gross. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

Words that rhyme with close

• gross
• dose
• glucose
• overdose
• diagnose
• cellulose
• fructose
• grandiose
• comatose
• adipose
• adios
• morose

All 20 words that rhyme with close

CLOSE in word games

Scrabble

7

Words With Friends

9

Anagrams

2

Is CLOSE a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check CLOSE in the word checker, or unscramble CLOSE to see its 2 anagrams and the shorter words in its letters.