| attend | accompany, follow closely, go with |
| close | closely, staying near |
| close | closely, in a hemmed-in way |
| closely | secretly, covertly, privately |
| closely | securely, in strict confinement |
| conjunctive | closely united, intimately joined, allied |
| cote | closely observe, note, examine |
| dog | follow closely, pursue like a dog |
| enlink | connect, chain, join closely [to] |
| foot | close behind, closely |
| german | near related, closely akin |
| inch | very closely, instantly ready [to act] |
| ingraft | closely attached, associated [with] |
| ingrafted | closely fastened, firmly fixed |
| inward | intimate, closely associated |
| justly | exactly, precisely, closely |
| look | watch closely, keep an eye on, police |
| losel | worthless fellow, rogue, scoundrel |
| native | closely related, connected by birth |
| near | closely, intimately, seriously |
| near | closely affecting, intimately touching |
| near | intimate with, closely connected with |
| nearly | closely, particularly, especially |
| noted | closely observed, taken note of |
| pent | imprisoned, closely confined |
| quote | closely observe, note, examine |
| removed | at a remove, not closely involved |
| sift | question carefully, examine closely |
| thick-pleached | thickly hedged, with hedges made of closely interlaced branches |
| twinned | indistinguishable, identical, closely linked |