Close
Close verb - To position (something) so as to prevent passage through an opening.
Split
Split verb - To set or force apart.
Usage example: split logs for the winter's supply of wood
How words are described
| high | high close | high split |
| full | full close | full split |
| brief | brief close | brief split |
| perfect | perfect close | perfect split |
| Other adjectives: actual, large, big, great, little, major, final, strange, last. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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This happens less today, after the country's split, but the two are still very similar, and share close resemblance to other members of the West Slavic group of languages.
Source: Bilingual Dialogue - A split diopter has it on only one side, meaning that one side focuses close and the other farther away.
Source: Split Diopter -
If you look close enough, the Corvette in xXx explodes a split-second before hitting the ground.
Source: Every Car Is a Pinto
Cite this Source
Split and Close. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/close/split
Close & Split. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/close/split>.
Split or Close. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/close/split.
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