Close and Rend

Opposite meaning words

Close verb - To position (something) so as to prevent passage through an opening.

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Rend is an antonym for close.

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

Rend verb - To cause (something) to separate into jagged pieces by violently pulling at it.

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Close is an antonym for rend in topics: divide, tear.

Nearby Words: render, rending

name	close name	rend name
time	close time	rend time

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Rend and Close. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/close/rend

Close & Rend. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/close/rend>.

Rend or Close. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/close/rend.

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