Close
Close verb - To position (something) so as to prevent passage through an opening.
Usage example: be sure to close the gate when you leave
Secure is a synonym for close in fasten topic. In some cases you can use "Secure" instead the word "Close" as a verb or an adjective, when it comes to topics like clinch, action, obstruct, shut.
Both words in one sentence
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Fasten all seatbelts, seal all entrances and exits, close all shops in the mall, cancel the three-ring circus, secure all animals in the zoo...
Source: Mile-Long Ship -
Trojan Prisoner: Link offers himself up to get close to Naar to secure the Zora Sapphire even though the majority of his friends tell him this is a bad idea.
Source: Fan Fic / Zelda's Honor -
They help her feel secure against inner demons, and ends up as a complete demon under the belts and close enough to normal above it... so it's not just a good luck charm thingy...
Source: Too Many Belts
Cite this Source
Secure and Close. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/close/secure
Close & Secure. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/close/secure>.
Secure or Close. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/close/secure.
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