Close and Stretch

Opposite meaning words

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

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Stretch is an antonym for close.

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

Stretch verb - To add to the interest of by including made-up details.

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Close is an antonym for stretch in extend topic.

good	good close	good stretch
exact	exact close	exact stretch
brief	brief close	brief stretch
short	short close	short stretch
Other adjectives: real, large, big, great, enormous, little, major, final, last.

part	close part	stretch part
hand	close hand	stretch hand
time	close time	stretch time
way	close way	stretch way
Other words: screen, book, mouth, page, legs, powers.

The only other character who even comes close to having any depth is Janina, and that's still a stretch.

Source: Creator / Zap Dramatic
They were all gone when Gail came back, leading to a stretch of her mostly wrestling people close to her size.

Source: Wrestling / Gail Kim
It's wrestling, so you can't quite stretch Kayfabe to cover killing the faces, but Orton comes about as close as you can.

Source: Hero Killer

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