Close
Close adjective - Having little space between items or parts.
Usage example: the soldiers marched in close formation against the enemy
Packed is a synonym for close in dense topic. In some cases you can use "Packed" instead an adjective "Close", when it comes to topics like tighten, compact, confined.
Both words in one sentence
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Very few ships have Doff numbers close to their crew numbers, while others are unrealistically packed.
Source: Video Game / Star Trek Online -
There are so many dead, packed so close together, that the bodies can't even fall over.
Source: Literature / The Dispossessed -
Cue a close-up on a packed chicken breast with some oven fires in the background and voiceover declaring that "hen is happy".
Source: Let's Meet the Meat
Cite this Source
Packed and Close. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/close/packed
Close & Packed. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/close/packed>.
Packed or Close. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/close/packed.
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