Close
Close verb - To come to an end.
Usage example: the services closed with a short prayer
Refrain from and close are semantically related In some cases you can use "Refrain from" instead a verb "Close".
Refrain from
Refrain from verb - To resist the temptation of.
Close and refrain from are semantically related in prevent activity from going on topic. Sometimes you can use "Close" instead a verb "Refrain from".
Both terms in one sentence
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Refrain from Assuming: There is no Title Track on this album, but there is a title that comes pretty close: "Swordfishtrombone", which is singular rather than plural.
Source: Music / Swordfishtrombones -
Refrain from Assuming: The album cover is not a close-up of Mick Jagger's crotch in tight jeans.
Source: Music / Sticky Fingers - There was a boss in The Burning Crusade whose movement speed was slow enough to allow kiting, and on heroic difficulty some people did indeed refrain from ever getting close to it.
Source: Contractual Boss Immunity
Cite this Source
Refrain from and Close. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/close/refrain_from
Close & Refrain from. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/close/refrain_from>.
Refrain from or Close. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/close/refrain_from.
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