Close and Minimal

Close

Close adjective - Having little space between items or parts.

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

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

Minimal

Minimal adjective - Being the least in amount, number, or size possible.

Close and minimal are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Close" instead an adjective "Minimal".

Both words in one sentence

  • Series / Robot Wars Too Powerful to Live: Chaos 2 flipped its way to become Champion in Series 3 and 4 with often minimal damage and effort, and came close to repeating the feat in Series 5.
  • There's even a flashbang grenade that does minimal damage but stuns enemies/allies (or the player who throws it too close to themself) with this effect.
  • Film / The Hunt for Red October He correctly deduces that by getting close to the torpedoes shortly after they've fired, he can catch them while their safeties are still on and ram them with minimal damage.
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