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adjective, adverb (SIMILAR) /kləʊs/
/kloʊs/ Definition
C1 having only a small difference: The election results were so close they had to vote again. He came second in the race, but it was very close. The youngest boys are so close in age they look like twins. Both children bear a very close resemblance to their father.Similar and the sameDescribing people with the same qualities close on/to › almost: I think there are close on three million unemployed at present.AlmostMerely and barely
(Definition of close adjectiveadverb (SIMILAR) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- almost adverb
- as good as idiom
- as much as idiom
- be on the way to sth idiom
- border on sth phrasal verb
- going on adverb, preposition
- more or less idiom
- most determiner, pronoun, adverb
- near adverb, preposition
- near- prefix
- nearly adverb
- next adverb
- pushing adverb
- quasi- prefix
- scant adjective
- sub- prefix (NOT QUITE)
- the best/better part of idiom
- virtual adjective (ALMOST)
- well-nigh adverb
- within striking distance idiom
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