/ Thesaurus / C Synonyms of close in Find synonyms for: Verb1. close in, draw in, advance, progress, pass on, move on, march on, go onusage: advance or converge on; "The police were closing in on him"2. enclose, close in, inclose, shut in, surround, environ, ring, skirt, borderusage: surround completely; "Darkness enclosed him"; "They closed in the porch with a fence"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: candid Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language