Close and Faint

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Close

Close adjective - Having little space between items or parts.
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Faint is an antonym for close.
Nearby Words: closed, closeness, closing, closely, closure

Faint

Faint adjective - Not seen or understood clearly.
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Close is an antonym for faint in having little effect on senses topic.
Nearby Words: faintly, fainted, fainting
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How words are described

brief brief close brief faint
proper proper close proper faint
powerful powerful close powerful faint
real real close real faint
Other adjectives: manly.

Common collocations

time close time faint time
way close way faint way
fight close fight faint fight
times close times faint times

Both words in one sentence

  • In A Song of Ice and Fire, Lord Roose Bolton, being a devoutly stoic Soft-Spoken Sadist, always speaks in whispers so faint that people have to lean close to hear him.
    Source: Creepy Monotone
  • Video Game / Grand Theft Auto III If you stick close enough to him, you can hear very faint music leaking from them.
    Source: Video Game / Grand Theft Auto III
  • Webcomic / Pacificators Pay close attention to Taffe's eyes from the moment she's introduced - there's usually a very faint glow in her pupils. Why?
    Source: Webcomic / Pacificators
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Antonyms for faint

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