Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word In a manner that is near in space, time, or relationship.
Closely
/ˈkləʊsli/Synonyms:
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Examples:
I must keep them closely in view; that is all.'
Newman eyed him closely, and laid it on the desk.
'Look at yourself closely in the three mirrors.'
Etymology:
Derived from the early 14th-century term close, from the Old French clos, meaning shut, confined, from Latin clausus, past participle of claudere, to shut.
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