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Synonyms for closely

Most common

close tight thick intimately nearly

Synonyms by meaning

Adverb

1. Tight

close, tight, thick

2. Intimately

intimately, nearly

Definitions

  1. adv. 1

    In a close manner.

    Finnish and Estonian are closely related languages.

Related words

Phrases
closely held

Example sentences

  • intimately Flavio became intimately connected to Algeria.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
closelysteady
intimatelysteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
near1
5 letters
close1, tight1, thick1
6 letters
nearly2
8 letters
narrowly3
10 letters
intimately4
11 letters
immediately5

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (nearly2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
étroitement
Español
estrechamente