Close and Run on

Opposite meaning terms

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

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Run on is an antonym for close.

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

Run on verb - To remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state.

Usage example: allow the savings account to run on for now

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Close is an antonym for run on in longer topic.

Ieyasu in Valora too, as he requires you to have Pokémon run on gears to open/close gates.

Source: Video Game / Pokémon Conquest
Devisors from the Whateley Universe run on this trope, although they sometimes get devices that are close to reasonable.

Source: It Runs on Nonsensoleum
In Cagney & Lacey, a close friend of a diplomat committed a hit-and-run on a guy, and ran to the mission.

Source: Diplomatic Impunity

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Run on and Close. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/close/run_on

Close & Run on. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/close/run_on>.

Run on or Close. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/close/run_on.

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