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[klohs-uhp] / ˈkloʊsˌʌp /
VERB
ban
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bar exclude halt outlaw prevent prohibit proscribe restrict suppress
STRONG
banish blackball curse disallow enjoin illegalize inhibit interdict
WEAK
close down declare illegal ice out pass by pass up shut out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
admit allow include let go permit push release welcome
VERB
latch
Synonyms
STRONG
bar bolt cinch close lock secure
WEAK
make fast
Antonyms
STRONG
loosen open unfasten unlock
WEAK
loose unlatch
VERB
quieten
Synonyms
STRONG
clam dampen deaden dull extinguish gag hush lull muffle mute muzzle overawe quash quell quiet shush soft pedal squelch stifle still subdue suppress tongue-tie
WEAK
choke off clam up cool it cut off cut short decrease the volume dry up dumb dummy up hold one's tongue hush one's mouth hush-hush keep it down pipe down quiet down say nothing shut up sit on strike dumb
Antonyms
STRONG
agitate allow disturb encourage help irritate let go release start
VERB
shush
Synonyms
STRONG
clam dampen deaden dull extinguish gag hush lull muffle mute muzzle overawe quash quell quiet quieten soft pedal squelch stifle still subdue suppress tongue-tie
WEAK
choke off clam up cool it cut off cut short decrease the volume dry up dumb dummy up hold one's tongue hush one's mouth hush-hush keep it down pipe down quiet down say nothing shut up sit on strike dumb
Antonyms
STRONG
agitate allow disturb encourage help irritate let go release start
VERB
shut
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bar lock push seal
STRONG
cage confine draw enclose exclude fasten fold imprison secure slam
WEAK
batten down close down drop the curtain fold up put to shut down wall off
Antonyms
STRONGEST
loosen open unfasten
STRONG
free let go let out loose release
VERB
silence
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cut off gag muffle mute muzzle quash quell squelch stifle subdue suppress
STRONG
clam dampen deaden dull extinguish hush lull overawe quiet quieten shush soft pedal still tongue-tie
WEAK
choke off clam up cool it cut short decrease the volume dry up dumb dummy up hold one's tongue hush one's mouth hush-hush keep it down pipe down quiet down say nothing shut up sit on strike dumb
Antonyms
STRONGEST
allow encourage help let go permit release start
WEAK
be noisy communicate talk
NOUN
biography
Synonyms
STRONGEST
autobiography diary journal life life story memoir picture profile sketch
STRONG
adventures confessions experiences letters saga
WEAK
bio biog close-up life history personal account personal anecdote personal narrative personal record résumé vita
NOUN
mug shot
Synonyms
STRONGEST
mug
WEAK
close-up head shot identification photo identification photograph passport photo police photograph
NOUN
photograph
Synonyms
STRONGEST
image likeness photo picture portrait print snapshot
STRONG
Photostat Polaroid blowup microfilm mug negative pic pix positive shot slide snap transparency
WEAK
Kodachrome Kodak close-up pinup
NOUN
scrutiny
Synonyms
STRONGEST
analysis audit inquiry inspection investigation review search surveillance
STRONG
exploration perusal scan sifting study survey tab view
WEAK
close-up eagle eye long hard look perlustration the eye
NOUN
view
Synonyms
STRONGEST
attitude concept consideration feeling impression judgment mind notion opinion point of view sentiment thought
STRONG
conception conviction deduction eye inference persuasion say-so slant twist
WEAK
close-up judgment call two cents' worth value judgment way of thinking

Example Sentences

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Snider, 41, is more than ready for his close-up.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

But interspersed throughout A House of Dynamite are small moments that remind us of the stakes: a close-up on a character’s wedding ring, bustling D.C. streets, children playing.

From Slate • Mar. 13, 2026

Ms. Kiri, who is on camera almost nonstop and is in close-up much of the time, expertly holds our attention as her character’s skepticism about the paranormal world becomes increasingly occluded by worry.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

The unredacted documents, viewed by BBC Verify, show close-up images of Epstein's neck and visible signs of injury.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

Anyone in town who missed reading about it in the newspapers will have seen it on the morning news, which showed close-up footage of us queens in our sashes.

From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.