Close to
Close to adverb - (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct.
Tantamount to and close to are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tantamount to" instead the phrase "Close to" as an adjective or an adverb.
Tantamount to
Close to and tantamount to are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Close to" instead the phrase "Tantamount to" as an adjective or an adverb.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- almost and close to
- almost and tantamount to
- near and close to
- near and tantamount to
- approaching and close to
- approaching and tantamount to
- overlooking and close to
- overlooking and tantamount to
- nearby and close to
- nearby and tantamount to
- next to and close to
- next to and tantamount to
- by and close to
- by and tantamount to
Both terms in one sentence
- When she was found out, she crippled one of Tywin's men with a steak knife and nearly escaped, enough to let Tywin know that letting her get too close to anything sharp is tantamount to handing her the keys to the cell.
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