Close
Close adjective - Having little space between items or parts.
Impassioned and close are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Impassioned" instead an adjective "Close".
Impassioned
Impassioned adjective - Having or expressing great depth of feeling.
Close and impassioned are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Close" instead an adjective "Impassioned".
Both words in one sentence
- But by 1995's "That's as Close as I'll Get to Loving You", he began recording impassioned ballads more frequently, and his voice became deeper and less nasal.
Source: Later Installment Weirdness -
He is incredibly impassioned when he takes up a cause, and as close to Tall, Dark and Handsome as the art-style will allow.
Source: Byronic Hero
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Impassioned and Close. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/close/impassioned
Close & Impassioned. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/close/impassioned>.
Impassioned or Close. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/close/impassioned.
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