Close
Close verb - To position (something) so as to prevent passage through an opening.
Effect
Effect verb - To be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind).
How words are described
| good | good close | good effect |
| full | full close | full effect |
| nice | nice close | nice effect |
| best | best close | best effect |
| Other adjectives: exact, normal, direct, disturbing, powerful, actual, real, great, little, major, apparent, strange, different. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- A side effect of this system is a close similarity to the political systems of Britain, Ireland, Australia and India.
Source: Useful Notes / Canadian Politics -
In the Spider-Man game for Playstation, you have to close several smokestacks with covers, to cause an effect "like a banana in a tailpipe".
Source: Banana in the Tailpipe -
Every time he pulls her out, we get an up close look at the effect this has on her skin.
Source: Gross-Up Close-Up
Cite this Source
Effect and Close. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/close/effect
Close & Effect. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/close/effect>.
Effect or Close. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/close/effect.
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