Close and Overboard

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Close

Close adjective - Having little space between items or parts.
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Overboard is an antonym for close.
Nearby Words: closed, closeness, closing, closely, closure

Overboard

Overboard adverb - To extremes.
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Close is an antonym for overboard in overdone topic.
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  • Western Animation / Anastasia Contrary to that, in the scene where Dimitri rescues her from sleepwalking overboard, when she presses close against him, she's very plainly almost a full head shorter than she's supposed to be.
    Source: Western Animation / Anastasia
  • Creator / Jackie Chan When one is teetering dangerously close to the edge of the deck, Lee actually grabs him and pulls him back on the boat to keep him from falling overboard.
    Source: Creator / Jackie Chan
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