Closing in


Synonyms for closing in
verb come nearer

reach
surround
near
contact
threaten
meet
come
match
advance

approximate
resemble
impend
equal
bear
converge
buzz
progress
border

come at
take after
be comparable to
be like
belly up to
catch up
close in
come close
compare with

correspond to
creep up
draw near
gain on
go toward
loom up
move in on
move toward
verge upon

Antonyms for closing in

avoid
retreat
retrogress
decrease

distance
depart
go
leave

miss
stop
go away

Synonyms
verb hold in enclosure

incarcerate
hem
mew
envelop
immure

enclose
pen
jail
imprison
restrain

confine
impound
shut up
coop up
close in

fence in
lock up
shut in

Antonyms

release
liberate

free
let go

let out

Synonyms
verb advance, approach

materialize
hit
appear
get
move
reach
show up
enter
show
become
happen
arrive
occur

burst
flare
originate
near
attain
buzz
check in
drop in
get in
turn out
turn up
be accessible
be at disposal

be convenient
be handy
be obtainable
be ready
blow in
bob up
breeze in
clock in
close in
draw near
fall by
fall in
hit town

make it
make the scene
move toward
pop in
pop up
punch in
punch the clock
ring in
roll in
sign in
sky in
spring in
wind up at

Antonyms

disappear
hide
dissuade
conceal
recede

retreat
fail
lose
miss
depart

leave
discourage
stop
go

Synonyms
verb confine

intern
keep
pen
trap
corral

cage
detain
enclose
impound
imprison

incarcerate
shut up
close in
fence in
hem in

hold captive
hold prisoner
lock up
put under lock and key
shut in

Antonyms

release
let go

free
set free

Synonyms
verb put inside, surround

encircle
insert
wrap
encompass
fence
bound
restrict
intern
circumscribe
imbue
veil

limit
pen
jail
circle
include
impound
blockade
mew
hedge
cage
implant

induct
confine
enfold
cover
immure
enshroud
corral
environ
imprison
coop
hem in

encase
block off
box up
close in
fence off
lock in
lock up
mure
set apart
shut in
wall in

Antonyms

release
liberate
exclude
reject

unloose
set free
face
meet

let go
free
reveal

Synonyms
verb enclose, restrict

beset
border
bound
cage
circle
circumscribe
confine
corral

define
edge
encircle
encompass
envelop
environ
fence
fringe

girdle
immure
margin
pen
rim
ring
round
shut

skirt
surround
verge
begird
close in
hedge in
shut in

Antonyms

release

let go

Synonyms
verb enclose

box
case
coop

corral
mew
hedge

confine
cage
close in

fence in
hem in
shut in

Antonyms

release
set free

free
let go

speak

Synonyms
verb enclose, encircle something

inundate
besiege
envelop
ring
circle
beleaguer
bound
beset
gird
rim

verge
circumscribe
encompass
skirt
circumvent
border
limit
confine
blockade
compass

outline
invest
fringe
edge
environ
girdle
margin
round
loop
hem in

enclave
box in
close around
close in
close in on
fence in
go around
lay siege to
shut in

Antonyms

permit
center
release

free
allow
let go

lose

Synonyms
verb enclose

fence
wall
bound
restrict
intern
wrap
circumscribe
encompass
imbue
veil
limit
pen

jail
circle
confine
impound
encircle
coop
blockade
hedge
cage
implant
induct
insert

include
enfold
cover
immure
enshroud
corral
environ
imprison
shut up
encase
block off
box up

close in
fence off
hem in
lock in
lock up
mure
set apart
shut in
wall in

Antonyms

release
uncover
unwrap
exclude
liberate

reject
set free
face
meet
let go

free
take out
reveal

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