Close and Fractured

Close

Close verb - To position (something) so as to prevent passage through an opening.

Fractured is an antonym for close.

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

Fractured

Fractured adjective - Forcibly separated into many pieces.

Close is an antonym for fractured in topics: break, divide, break open.

Nearby Words: fracturing, fracture

Both words in one sentence

  • Literature / A Singular Destiny In Romulan space, the already-fractured empire is dangerously close to civil war.
  • Bash Brothers They are extremely close friends outside of battle too, contrasting the fractured and "out for themselves" Decepticon forces.
    Source: Bash Brothers
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