Synonyms and Antonyms of close in

advance or converge on (verb.motion)

advance, go on, march on, move on, pass on, progress
move forward, also in the metaphorical sense (verb.motion)
surround completely (verb.contact)

border, environ, ring, skirt, surround
extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle (verb.contact)

(verb.contact)
insert, tuck
fit snugly into (verb.contact)
(verb.contact)
wall in, wall up
enclose with a wall (verb.contact)
(verb.contact)
bower, embower
enclose in a bower (verb.contact)
(verb.contact)
enshrine, shrine
enclose in a shrine (verb.contact)
(verb.contact)
case, encase, incase
enclose in, or as if in, a case (verb.contact)
(verb.contact)
bury, eat up, immerse, swallow, swallow up
enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing (verb.contact)
(verb.contact)
border, frame, frame in
enclose in or as if in a frame (verb.contact)
(verb.contact)
glass, glass in
enclose with glass (verb.contact)
(verb.contact)
bank
enclose with a bank (verb.contact)
(verb.contact)
dike, dyke
enclose with a dike (verb.contact)
(verb.contact)
encapsulate
enclose in a capsule or other small container (verb.contact)
(verb.contact)
fence, fence in
enclose with a fence (verb.contact)
(verb.contact)
cordon off, rope in, rope off
divide by means of a rope (verb.contact)
(verb.contact)
casket
enclose in a casket (verb.contact)
(verb.contact)
corral
enclose in a corral (verb.contact)
(verb.contact)
fort, fortify
enclose by or as if by a fortification (verb.contact)
(verb.contact)
hedge, hedge in
enclose or bound in with or as it with a hedge or hedges (verb.contact)

advance or converge on (verb.motion)

draw in, get in, move in, pull in
of trains; move into (a station) (verb.motion)

surround completely (verb.contact)

enclosing, enclosure, envelopment, inclosure
the act of enclosing something inside something else (noun.act)

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