Close and Continuance
Opposite meaning words
Close
Close noun - The stopping of a process or activity.
Usage example: at the close of the evening
Continuance is an antonym for close.
Continuance
Continuance noun - Uninterrupted or lasting existence.
Usage example: the continuance of hunger in the world despite some valiant efforts to solve the problem
Close is an antonym for continuance.
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Continuance and Close. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/close/continuance
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Continuance or Close. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/close/continuance.
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