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close enough

close enough adjective: synonym of good enough: acceptable, imperfect but adequate for the purpose.

Adjective

close enough (not comparable)

  1. Synonym of good enough: acceptable, imperfect but adequate for the purpose.
    Synonyms:
    good enough

Synonyms of close enough

Words formed from close enough

Questions about close enough

What does close enough mean?
Close enough means synonym of good enough: acceptable, imperfect but adequate for the purpose.
What part of speech is close enough?
Close enough is an adjective.

Words near close enough in the dictionary

  1. close combat
  2. close communion
  3. close down
  4. close encounter
  5. close encounters
  6. close enough
  7. close enough for government work
  8. close enough for horseshoes and hand grenades
  9. close fertilization
  10. close for press
  11. close harmony

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