Close
Close verb - To position (something) so as to prevent passage through an opening.
Make worse and close are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Make worse" instead a verb "Close".
Make worse
Close and make worse are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Close" instead a verb phrase "Make worse".
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Make worse and Close. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/close/make_worse
Close & Make worse. N.p., 2016. Web. 02 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/close/make_worse>.
Make worse or Close. 2016. Accessed August 02, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/close/make_worse.
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