Close and Outstretch

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Close verb - To position (something) so as to prevent passage through an opening.

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Outstretch is an antonym for close.

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

Outstretch verb - To arrange the parts of (something) over a wider area.

Usage example: the dog had outstretched his legs and was lying across the width of the doorway

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Close is an antonym for outstretch.

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Outstretch and Close. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/close/outstretch

Close & Outstretch. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/close/outstretch>.

Outstretch or Close. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/close/outstretch.

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