close set

1. 1.

   set close together

   “close-set eyes”

   “close-set teeth”

   “her eyes are close set”

   Synonymsclose-set

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Questions about close set

What does close set mean?

close set means "set close together".

What is another word for close set?

Close synonyms include close-set. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is close set a common word?

close set is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.