/ Thesaurus / C Synonyms of close up Find synonyms for: Noun1. closeup, photograph, photo, exposure, picture, picusage: a photograph taken at close rangeVerb1. close up, close, fold, shut down, close downusage: cease 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"2. obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close up, impede, hinderusage: block passage through; "obstruct the path"3. close up, close, join, bring togetherusage: unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of; "close the circuit"; "close a wound"; "close a book"; "close up an umbrella"4. close up, clam up, dummy up, shut up, belt up, button up, be quiet, keep mumusage: refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent; "The children shut up when their father approached"Adverb1. close up, at close rangeusage: very close; "without my reading glasses I can hardly see things close up"; "even firing at close range he missed"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: profiterole Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language