Close and Yon

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Close

Close adjective - At or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other.
Usage example: close to noon
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Yon is an antonym for close.
Nearby Words: closed, closeness, closing, closely, closure

Yon

Yon adjective - Distant but within sight (`yon' is dialectal).
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Close is an antonym for yon in faraway topic.
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  • Guns Akimbo Back in yon olden times when pistols were muzzle-loaded and took several minutes to reload, it was fairly common for cavalry troops and people fighting in close-quarters to carry multiple pistols.
    Source: Guns Akimbo
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