Antonyms of noun closeness

1 of 6 senses of closeness

Sense 5
closeness, secretiveness -- (characterized by a lack of openness (especially about one's actions or purposes))
       Antonym of openness (Sense 2)
      => openness, nakedness -- (characterized by an attitude of ready accessibility (especially about one's actions or purposes); without concealment; not secretive)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun closeness

6 senses of closeness

Sense 1
closeness, intimacy -- (a feeling of being intimate and belonging together; "their closeness grew as the night wore on")
       => belonging -- (happiness felt in a secure relationship; "with his classmates he felt a sense of belonging")

Sense 2
stuffiness, closeness -- (the quality of being close and poorly ventilated)
       => quality -- (an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare)

Sense 3
nearness, closeness -- (the spatial property resulting from a relatively small distance; "the sudden closeness of the dock sent him into action")
       => distance -- (the property created by the space between two objects or points)

Sense 4
meanness, minginess, niggardliness, niggardness, parsimony, parsimoniousness, tightness, tightfistedness, closeness -- (extreme stinginess)
       => stinginess -- (a lack of generosity; a general unwillingness to part with money)

Sense 5
closeness, secretiveness -- (characterized by a lack of openness (especially about one's actions or purposes))
       => unsociability, unsociableness -- (an unsociable disposition; avoiding friendship or companionship)

Sense 6
familiarity, intimacy, closeness -- (close or warm friendship; "the absence of fences created a mysterious intimacy in which no one knew privacy")
       => friendliness -- (a friendly disposition)

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