(n)stopping point, finale, finis, finish, last, conclusion, closethe temporal end; the concluding time“the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell”, “the market was up at the finish”, “they were playing better at the close of the season”
(v)close up, close, fold, shut down, close downcease to operate or cause to cease operating“The owners decided to move and to close the factory”, “My business closes every night at 8 P.M.”, “close up the shop”
(v)close up, closeunite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of“close the circuit”, “close a wound”, “close a book”, “close up an umbrella”
(a)closeat or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other“close to noon”, “how close are we to town?”, “a close formation of ships”
(a)near, close, nighnot far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances“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”
(s)close, faithfulmarked by fidelity to an original“a close translation”, “a faithful copy of the portrait”, “a faithful rendering of the observed facts”
(s)airless, close, stuffy, unairedlacking fresh air“a dusty airless attic”, “the dreadfully close atmosphere”, “hot and stuffy and the air was blue with smoke”
(s)cheeseparing, close, near, penny-pinching, skinnygiving or spending with reluctance“our cheeseparing administration”, “very close (or near) with his money”, “a penny-pinching miserly old man”
(r)near, nigh, closenear in time or place or relationship“as the wedding day drew near”, “stood near the door”, “don't shoot until they come near”, “getting near to the true explanation”, “her mother is always near”, “The end draws nigh”, “the bullet didn't come close”, “don't get too close to the fire”