closely

Adverb

• in a close relation or position in time or space
  • "the onsets were closely timed"
  • "houses set closely together"
  • "was closely involved in monitoring daily progress"
• in an attentive manner
• in a close manner

Adv

• In a close manner.
• secretly; privately

Examples

• Finnish and Estonian are closely related languages.
• The borderline between East and West Berlin was very closely guarded.
• The chairs are too closely spaced; could you move them apart?

Synonyms

close, intimately, nearly, tight