closed ranks Synonyms
Strongest:
Strong:
- organized
- joined
- teamed-up-
- coalesced
- conjoined
- associated
- federated
- hung-together
- merged
- clubbed
- banded-together-
- confederated
- consolidated
Weak:
closed ranks Meaning
closed ranks
decided or won by a narrow margin, to unite in a concerted stand especially to meet a challenge, the concluding passage (as of a speech or play), confined or carefully guarded, in a reserved or cautious manner, to contract, fold, swing, or slide so as to leave no opening, marked by fidelity to an original, characterized by liberal use especially of commas, to reduce a gap, formed with the tongue in a higher position than for the other vowel of a pair, strict, rigorous, being near in time, space, effect, or degree, to bring together the parts or edges of, the movement of the free foot in dancing toward or into contact with the supporting foot, intimate, familiar, to bring to completion by performing something previously agreed, to cease operation, a road closed at one end, secretive, within one's personal interests so that one is strongly affected, to fill up (something, such as an opening), hot and stuffy, having no openings, to reduce to nil, to bring to an end or period, very precise and attentive to details, to enter into or complete an agreement, very short or near the surface, to move so as to bar passage through something, the conclusion of a musical strain or period, to come to an end or to a state of completion, to draw near, to consummate (see consummate entry 2 sense 2) by performing something previously agreed, not generous in giving or spending, fitting tightly or exactly, a conclusion or end in time or existence, to move so as to prevent passage through something, a coming or bringing to a conclusion, to bring or come to an end or conclusion, to make complete by circling or enveloping or by making continuous, not generous, to terminate access to (a computer file or program), to come together, to conclude discussion or negotiation about, very short or near to the surface, difficult to obtain, the point at which something ends, to suspend or stop the operations of, to go out of business, decided by a narrow margin, to draw the free foot up to the supporting foot in dancing, to be uncompromisingly obstructive, to ignore deliberately, to deny access to, having little space between items or units, to bring or bind together the parts or edges of, an enclosed area, not open or frank, in a close position or manner, to come to an end or period, to block against passage, to engage in a struggle at close quarters, having a strong liking each one for the other, to enter into or complete an agreement (as for the sale of real estate), to refuse admission, rigorous sense 1, to stop the operations of, screen, exclude, a hostile encounter, to block against entry or passage, to bring to an end or to a state of completion, restricted to a privileged class, within a sensitive or personal area, hidden from sight, secluded, secret, high sense 13, a narrow passage leading from a street to a court and the houses within or to the common stairway of tenements, terse, compact, the precinct (see precinct sense 2a) of a cathedral, enclose, contain
closed ranks Sentence Examples
- The soldiers stood in closed ranks, forming an impenetrable wall.
- The team closed ranks, united against their opponents.
- Despite the criticism, the company closed ranks and refused to publicly acknowledge its mistakes.
- The closed ranks of the protesters made it difficult for police to break through.
- The club members closed ranks and refused to cooperate with the investigation.
- The family closed ranks around the accused, denying any wrongdoing.
- The government closed ranks to prevent any leaks of sensitive information.
- The union closed ranks and demanded better working conditions.
- The closed ranks of the mafia made it nearly impossible to infiltrate their organization.
- The close-knit community closed ranks against the outsider who tried to disrupt their way of life.
FAQs About the word closed ranks
decided or won by a narrow margin, to unite in a concerted stand especially to meet a challenge, the concluding passage (as of a speech or play), confined or ca
united, pulled together, collaborated, allied,cooperated, organized, joined, teamed (up), coalesced, conjoined
detached, separated, severed, split, divorced, dissolved, segregated,broke up, disbanded, alienated
The soldiers stood in closed ranks, forming an impenetrable wall.
The team closed ranks, united against their opponents.
Despite the criticism, the company closed ranks and refused to publicly acknowledge its mistakes.
The closed ranks of the protesters made it difficult for police to break through.
