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Synonyms and antonyms of closeness in English

closeness

noun
These are words and phrases related to closeness. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of closeness.

SIMILARITY

Synonyms

similarity
resemblance
likeness
correspondence
parallelism
kinship
similitude
semblance
sameness
oneness
comparability
equivalence
agreement
congruity
congruence
harmony
concordance
conformance
conformability
affinity
nearness
reciprocity

Antonyms

dissimilarity
difference
unlikeness
dissimilitude
disparity
diversity
incongruity
discordance
disagreement

SECRECY

Synonyms

secrecy
secretiveness
silence
uncommunicativeness
muteness
confidentiality
covertness
clandestineness
mystery
stealth
furtiveness
underhandedness
surreptitiousness
dark dealing
private
solitude
concealment
privacy
hiding
sequestration
seclusion

INTIMACY

Synonyms

intimacy
familiarity
caring
tenderness
fondness
dearness
affection
warmth
endearment
lovemaking
sexual relations
sexual intercourse
friendliness
amity
chumminess
brotherhood
camaraderie
fraternity

Antonyms

separation
aloofness
alienation
estrangement
indifference

NEARNESS

Synonyms

nearness
proximity
propinquity
contiguity
adjacency
immediacy
handiness
availability
accessibility
intimacy
neighborhood
vicinity
approximation

Antonyms

remoteness
distance

DENSITY

Synonyms

density
denseness
mass
body
bulk
compactness
consistency
heaviness
impenetrability
quantity
solidity
substantiality
thickness

PARSIMONY

Synonyms

parsimony
economy
frugality
niggardliness
stinginess
miserliness
sparingness
illiberality
close-fistedness
tight-fistedness
cupidity
meanness

Antonyms

generosity
liberality

FAMILIARITY

Synonyms

familiarity
intimacy
friendship
association
close acquaintance
fellowship
brotherhood
amity
fraternity
brotherliness
coziness
Informal
chumminess
Informal

Antonyms

unfamiliarity
distance

FIDELITY

Synonyms

precision
fidelity
accuracy
exactness
exactitude
faithfulness
correspondency
adherence to fact
reliability

Antonyms

faithlessness
unfaithfulness
perfidy
perfidiousness
falseness
falsity
disloyalty
treacherousness
treachery
traitorousness
untruthfulness
disaffection
infidelity
inexactness
inaccuracy

SOLIDARITY

Synonyms

solidarity
unity
unification
union
harmony
cooperation
consolidation of interests and responsibilities

Antonyms

divisiveness
factiousness
discord
 Synonyms for closeness from Random House Roget's College Thesaurus, Revised and Updated Edition © 2000 Random House, Inc.

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