Close and Equivalent

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Close adjective - Having little space between items or parts.

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Equivalent and close are semantically related In some cases you can use "Equivalent" instead an adjective "Close".

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

Equivalent adjective - Being essentially equal to something.

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Close and equivalent are semantically related in amounting topic. Sometimes you can use "Close" instead an adjective "Equivalent".

human	human close	human equivalent
good	good close	good equivalent
exact	exact close	exact equivalent
direct	direct close	direct equivalent
Other adjectives: actual, real, evil, literal, soviet, closest, nearest.

Humanoid fantasy races, Rubber-Forehead Aliens, and the like will have genitalia close enough to the human model that they can get down and dirty with humans or the equivalent.

Source: Exotic Equipment
However, for a soldier to use a plasma weapon at anything close-range is suicide, as it's the equivalent of shooting a grenade launcher at a target two feet away.

Source: Literature / The History of the Galaxy
The only teams that come close to challenging them in Eurobowl (the equivalent of the UEFA Champions League) wins are Austrian teams.

Source: Germanic Efficiency

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