Close and Sunder

Opposite meaning words

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

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Sunder is an antonym for close.

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

Sunder verb - To set or force apart.

Usage example: during the cold war East and West Berlin were sundered by an impenetrable wall

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Close is an antonym for sunder.

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