Close and Loved

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Close adjective - Having little space between items or parts.

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

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

Loved adjective - Granted special treatment or attention.

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Close and loved are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Close" instead an adjective "Loved".

Nearby Words: love, loving, lover, lovable, lovingly

In some cases, the monsters are monsters BECAUSE of what happened to their loved ones previously at the hands of other monsters or hunters, and some actually form close-knit "families".

Source: Even Evil Has Loved Ones
Flemish singer Kris De Bruyne also wrote a very well known song, "Amsterdam", about the things you can do and see in the city and that his loved one is there, close yet so far.

Source: Location Song
King Lear: When Edmund realizes that both Goneril and Regan loved him (or at least as close to love as they could get), he resolves to save Cordelia's life.

Source: Even Evil Can Be Loved

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Close & Loved. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/close/loved>.

Loved or Close. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/close/loved.

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