Close and Taking up

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Close

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

Taking up

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Close is an antonym for taking up in begin or start again topic.
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  • The Big Damn Kiss aka: Big Damn Kiss In the manga, the frame with the kiss takes up a little over half of the page, with a close-up of the two's faces taking up about 60% of that.
    Source: The Big Damn Kiss aka: Big Damn Kiss
  • Leeroy Jenkins Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Mami Tomoe of all people proves to be this, as she dies minutes within announcing she would "finish this Witch off quickly", taking up a more reckless, up-close approach to fighting, rather than from a safe distance as before.
    Source: Leeroy Jenkins
  • The Goof Troop episode "Close Encounters of the Weird Mime" had Goofy's attempts at taking up mime and Max and PJ's attempt at making a home sci-fi movie collide hilariously when the boys accidentally broadcast their video of aliens threatening the Earth.
    Source: Mistaken for Aliens
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Taking up and Close. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/close/taking_up
Close & Taking up. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/close/taking_up>.
Taking up or Close. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/close/taking_up.

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