resemble vs come close

resemble and come close both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
resemble	No	No	Yes	No
come close	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, come close is a hyponym of resemble; that is, come close is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than resemble:

Other hyponyms of resemble include look like, come to life, take after, approximate, imitate, echo, recall.

resemble (verb)	come close (verb)
appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to	nearly do something
	be close or similar