Close
Close adjective - Having little space between items or parts.
Painstaking is a synonym for close in careful topic. In some cases you can use "Painstaking" instead an adjective "Close".
Painstaking
Painstaking adjective - Taking, showing, or involving great care and effort.
Close is a synonym for painstaking in characteristic topic. Sometimes you can use "Close" instead an adjective "Painstaking", if it concerns topics such as careful.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Darger paid close attention to weather patterns and kept a painstaking weather log for ten years.
Source: Creator / Henry Darger
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