Close
Close adjective - Having little space between items or parts.
Paper-thin and close are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Paper-thin" instead an adjective "Close".
Paper-thin
Paper-thin adjective - Being of less than usual width.
Usage example: since the wall separating our cubicles is paper-thin, I get way too much information about my coworker's love life
Close and paper-thin are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Close" instead an adjective phrase "Paper-thin".
Both words in one sentence
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Paper-Thin Disguise: Even at close quarters, Red is at most merely suspicious of the wolf, even though he has not disguised himself further than putting on the old woman's clothes.
- In these cases, the inheritor not recognizing their relative may allow them to be in close proximity by wearing little more than a Paper-Thin Disguise.
Source: Unexpected Inheritance -
Our Werewolves Are Different Paper-Thin Disguise: Sure their Human forms are less monstrous, but they'd never come close to passing for human.
Source: Anime / Humanoid Monster Bem
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