Close and Take up

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Close

Close verb - To position (something) so as to prevent passage through an opening.
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Take up is an antonym for close.
Nearby Words: closed, closeness, closing, closely, closure

Take up

Take up verb - To move from a lower to a higher place or position.
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Close is an antonym for take up in begin or start again topic.
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  • Intrepid Reporter Dr. Mike Lano, pro wrestling photojournalist, who will go so far as to take up a managerial position if it can get him close enough to a subject that interests him.
    Source: Intrepid Reporter
  • He came very close to fading to gunmetal gray for good in the early part of the Beast Hunters season, but Smokescreen Refused The Call to take up the Matrix of Leadership, choosing to restore Optimus instead (after all, Prime does have new toys out).
    Source: All Deaths Final
  • Franchise / Wallace & Gromit Individual shout outs are so numerous as to take up a ridiculous entry length, but viewers paying close attention are well rewarded.
    Source: Franchise / Wallace & Gromit
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Take up and Close. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/close/take_up
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Take up or Close. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/close/take_up.

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