Close and Endurance

Close

Close noun - An open space wholly or partly enclosed (as by buildings or walls).

Endurance is an antonym for close.

Nearby Words: closed, closeness, closing, closely, closure

Endurance

Endurance noun - Uninterrupted or lasting existence.
Usage example: the endurance of his love for his wife was not arrested even by her death

Close is an antonym for endurance.

Nearby Words: endure, enduring, endured, endurable

How words are described

human human close human endurance
good good close good endurance
high high close high endurance
low low close low endurance
Other adjectives: best, normal, short, powerful, large, extreme, great, enormous, little, hellish, remarkable, highest, last, super.

Both words in one sentence

  • Tabletop Game / Shadowrun Victory by Endurance: The barghest uses its fear-causing howl to drive its prey for long distances until they are exhausted and it can close in for the kill.
  • Literature / Gotrek & Felix Fanon Discontinuity: To many fans, Nathan's novels are not worthy successor to the original works of William King Cast From Hitpoints: Max is a very powerful wizard, but his endurance is sharply limited, and he performs a number of magical feats that come close to killing him.
  • Video Game / Fallout 3 Even if you have 10 endurance, the best radiation suit in the game, Rad-X in effect, and all the perks that raise radiation resistance to as high as it can possibly be, you can receive a lethal dose of radiation within 5 seconds well before you even get close to the spot.
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