Free and Keep close

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Free verb - To set free (as from slavery or confinement).

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Keep close is an antonym for free.

Nearby Words: freely, freed

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Free is an antonym for keep close in topics: cling to, grasp.

The girl must ultimately make the decision to free the selchie because of his increasing longing for the sea or to keep close the selchie she now loves.

Source: Selkies and Wereseals

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Keep close and Free. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/free/keep_close

Free & Keep close. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/free/keep_close>.

Keep close or Free. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/free/keep_close.

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