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closeness

Divide closeness into syllables:

close · ness

How to pronounce closeness:

Synonyms for closeness:

sneakinessprudenceunsociabilitysecrecyintimacyfamiliaritymeanness

Antonyms for closeness:

distanceseparationdifferencehatesolitudeopennesshatreddisagreementcoldnessaloofness
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