i Register
In some senses, closely is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.
ADJ.
aware, bound, dead, fitted, future, guarded, observed, observed
She kept her passport closely guarded in a safe at home.
VERB + CLOSELY
chairs, listened, plant, police, question, questioned, read, study
The police questioned the suspect closely about his whereabouts that night.
CLOSELY + NOUN
german, languages, people's, s, speaker, u
The two closely related languages share many similarities in grammar and vocabulary.
PREP.
in, up, with
The detective worked closely with the witness to piece together what happened that night.