Close and Rending

Opposite meaning words

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

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Rending is an antonym for close.

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

Rending adjective - Resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree.

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

Nearby Words: render, rend, rendition

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

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

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

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