10. near, proximate, approximate, in close proximity, immediate, within an ace of; vicinal, neighboring, bordering, abutting, contiguous, adjacent.
11. similar, like, alike, not unlike, much the same; analogous, comparable, parallel; correspondent, corresponding, reciprocal.
12. intimate, dear, familiar, Scot.
pack, bosom; clubby, chummy, hob-and-nob, hand and glove, Inf thick, Inf.thick as thieves, Sl.
buddy-buddy, Sl.
palsy-walsy; inseparable, indivisible, indissoluble, inseverable, fast.
13. confidential, privy, private, exclusive, special, personal; secret, top secret, inviolate, unrevealable, undivulgeable; screened, guarded, concealed, hidden.
14. tight, tight-fitting, skin-tight, snug, hugging.
15. intense, concentrated, strict, minute; constant, unremitting, unrelenting, assiduous, dogged, hands-on; intent, searching, vigilant, acute, attentive.
16. faithful, conscientious, true, accurate, literal, sound; scrupulous, exacting, stringent, particular, exact, precise.
17. well-matched, nearly equal oreven, on equal or even terms, even-odds, Inf.fifty-fifty, Sl.
anybody's; hard-fought, sharply contested, nip and tuck, neck and neck, nose to nose, photo finish, by a whisker, Sl.
by a nose, Sl.
by a hair.
18. shut, shut tight, closed, locked, latched, bolted, fixed, fast, secure.
19. enclosed, cloistered, closeted, secluded, shut in.
20. surrounding, enclosing, encompassing, enveloping, engulfing, engirding.
21. barred, blocked, barricaded, blockaded, obstructed, hindered, impeded, shut off.
22. narrow, tight, confined, confining, constricting, restricting, limiting, binding.
23. heavy, oppressive, muggy, humid, sweltering, thick, stagnant, stifling, suffocating; musty, stale, stuffy, fusty, moldy, mildewy.
24. reticent, taciturn, uncommunicative. See - closemouthed.
25. miserly, parsimonious, penurious. See - closehanded.
-adv.
26. almost, nearly, Inf.pretty near orclose, closely, within a hair oreyelash; not quite, just about, all but, well-nigh, as good as.
27. near, nearby, near orclose at hand, nigh, hard
by, close by, at one's door, at one's heels.
-n. 28. end, conclusion, termination, finish, finale, windup, coda, Sl.
payoff, Sl.
curtains.
29. enclosure, court, courtyard, piazza, plaza, piazza,
arcade, cul-de-sac.
closefisted, adj.mean, stingy, mingy, tight, tight-fisted, close, miserly, niggardly, pinch-penny, penny-pinching, grudging, scrimping, ungenerous, illiberal, beggarly, penurious, parsimonious,
close-fitting, adj.tight, tight-fitting, skin-tight, snug, close, hugging; (all of clothing)
constricting, restricting, limiting, confining, hampering, binding; glued, plastered, like paper on the wall,
close-mouthed, adj.reticent, taciturn, uncommunicative, reserved, retiring, quiet, close; silent, mute, mum, obmutescent, secretive, evasive; brief, terse, concise, laconic, Rare,
pauciloquent.
closet, n.1. cabinet, cupboard, celleret, locker, cuddy, storage compartment, Obs.coin; wardrobe, press, clothes press, case; pantry, scullery, larder, buttery, ambry, store room, storage, cellar; repository, cache, vault, crypt, safe, Chiefly Brit,
strong room.