Close and Mute

Close

Close adjective - Having little space between items or parts.

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

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

Mute

Mute adjective - Unable to speak.

Close and mute are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Close" instead an adjective "Mute".

Nearby Words: muted, muteness, muting, mutely

Common collocations

sound close sound mute sound
episode close episode mute episode
time close time mute time
screen close screen mute screen
Other words: game, mouth.

Both words in one sentence

  • While working in Sousse, Tunisia, he becomes close to Nidhal, the 13-year-old deaf-mute boy of the title, and also becomes involved with the boy's family.
  • Used extensively in the freeware game Soldat, where every close grenade explosion, even if it's not deadly, will mute the sound for a few seconds.
  • Meta-example relating to Katawa Shoujo: the Act 1 preview prominently featured deaf-mute Shizune and her sign language interpreter/Voice for the Voiceless Misha as close friends.
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