Breaking down
Close
Close verb - To position (something) so as to prevent passage through an opening.
Breaking down is an antonym for close.
Both terms in one sentence
- He even gets close to breaking down at the thought that he might have to betray his only friend to advance in his own goal.
Source: The Sociopath / Anime and Manga
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Close and Breaking down. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/breaking_down/close
Breaking down & Close. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/breaking_down/close>.
Close or Breaking down. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/breaking_down/close.
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