Close and Shoot up

Opposite meaning terms

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

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Shoot up is an antonym for close.

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

Shoot up verb - To rise abruptly and rapidly.

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Close is an antonym for shoot up in extend topic.

Before or after this mission, your warrant level would instantly shoot up to 5 stars if you wandered too close to the base.

Source: Area 51

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Shoot up and Close. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/close/shoot_up

Close & Shoot up. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/close/shoot_up>.

Shoot up or Close. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/close/shoot_up.

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