Close
Close noun - The last part of a process or action.
Usage example: managed to conduct the negotiations to a satisfactory close
Introduction is an antonym for close.
Introduction
Introduction noun - A short section (as of a book) that leads to or explains the main part.
Usage example: a leading biologist wrote the introduction to that new textbook
Close is an antonym for introduction in something new topic.
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
- All bosses have an introduction cutscene before fighting them, which triggers when you move close enough.
Source: Story-Driven Invulnerability - He stands 2 meters tall (close to 6′7″, for those who don't know metric), but explains at his introduction that he's very undersized for his species.
Source: Large Runt -
Not to mention he gets an up-close and personal introduction to just how well she developed during that first night.
Source: She Is All Grown Up
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