Close and Looming

Close

Close adjective - Having little space between items or parts.

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

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

Looming

Looming adjective - Giving signs of immediate occurrence.

Close and looming are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Close" instead an adjective "Looming".

Nearby Words: loom, loomed

Both words in one sentence

  • No Yay Ryuk is always looming behind Light and is a very close talker when propositioning an exchange of bodyparts (...eyes).
    Source: No Yay
  • With a deadline looming scarily close, they tore it completely apart, and made the amazing movie we know today.
  • Useful Notes / No More Emperors Curiously, however, KMT continued to maintain close relations with the Soviet Union—notwithstanding its looming conflict with the Chinese communists (see below).
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