Close and Pause

Close

Close noun - The stopping of a process or activity.

Usage example: at the close of the evening

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Pause and close are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pause" instead the word "Close" as a noun or a verb.

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

Pause noun - A momentary halt in an activity.

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Close and pause are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Close" instead the word "Pause" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: paused, pausing

good	good close	good pause
nice	nice close	nice pause
best	best close	best pause
normal	normal close	normal pause
Other adjectives: brief, short, proper, little, quick, ominous, major, strange, last, different.

part	close part	pause part
name	close name	pause name
show	close show	pause show
episode	close episode	pause episode
Other words: case, time, game, fight, times.

The open/close/pause sequence of mouth movements corresponding to an animated character's dialogue.

Source: Mouth Flaps
All There in the Manual: Beyond a close up of the serrated edge of Shishio's Mugenjin, the movie doesn't pause to explain the source of the sword's ability to catch fire.

Source: Film / Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends
You could wait until the enemy was close enough, pause the time, take all the time you need to aim, fire your laser and unfreeze time to watch the enemy take a certain hit.

Source: Good Bad Bugs / Wide Open Sandbox

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Pause and Close. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/close/pause

Close & Pause. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/close/pause>.

Pause or Close. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/close/pause.

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