Near

//nɪə(ɹ)//

Synonyms for "near" (375 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (75)

Adjective(2 words)
closearound the corner
Adverb(2 words)
aboutalmost
Verb(1 words)
approach
Adjective(1 words)
approximate

Strong matches (113)

bring to mindburningbycall to mindcall upcheapcheek-by-jowlcircacircumscribedclose aboutclose at handclose byclose inclose uponclose withclose-byclose-fittingclosefistedcloselycome
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come closecome closercome forwardcome nearcome oncome upcomingcomparablecomparativecomparecompare withconfinedconfrontconnectedconstrictedcontiguousconvenientconvergecopycorrespondcounterclockwisecounterfeitcrampcrampedcrowdeddeardrawdraw neardraw nighdraw ondrawn toencounterequalevokeexpectfacefamiliarfastfast byfavorfollowforeseeforetellforthcomeforthcomingfromfuturegain upongathergatheringgetgogoing to happengreedyhairbreadthhandhand and glovehand-in-handhang overhardhard byhard onhardfistedhereabouthereaboutshomologoushopehoverilliberalimitateimmediateimminentimpendimpendentimpendinginin danger imminentin prospectin reservein spitting distance
Adjective(4 words)
cheeseparingclosedeargood
Adjective(3 words)
citeriorclose byimmediate
Adverb(1 words)
close

Related words (187)

in storein the cardsin the neighborhood ofin the offingin the windin viewincapaciousincommodiousinseparableinstantintimateisthmianisthmicjust aboutjust around the cornerlarboardlean towardsleftleft wingleft-hand
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left-wingleft-wingishlevorotatoryliberallie aheadlie overlikelimitedlook forlook forward tolook likeloomloominglourlowerloweringlurkingmatchmeagermeanmenacemenacingmimicmirrormiserlymuch at onemuch the samenarrownarrow gaugenarrow the gapnear at handnear sidenear the marknear tonear uponnearaboutnearaboutsnearingnearishnearly reproducenearly the sameneighboringnext door tonext toniggardlynigh aboutnighhandnighishnot farnot far fromnot quitenot tell apartonon the brinkon the horizonon the vergeoncomingonly a stepoverhangoverhangingparallelparsimoniouspartake ofpenny pinchingpenny-pinchingpenuriouspinchfistedpinchingplanplotportpredictpreparingpretty nearprojectprophesypropinqueproximalproximatequasiradicalrelatablerelatedrelativeremind one ofresemblerestrictedrivalroundsame but differentsave-allsavor ofscantscantyseemseem likeselfishside-by-sidesidlesidle up tosimilarsimulatesinistersinistralsinistrocerebralsinistrocularsinistrogyratesinistrorseslendersmack ofsound likestack upstack up withstep upstingystraitsuggesttake afterthat will bethereaboutthereaboutsthickthick as thievesthreatenthreateningtighttight-fistedtightfistedtoto cometouchtowardungenerousupcomingverge onverging onverging uponvicinalwaitingwell-nighwithwithin callwithin earshotwithin hearingwithin reachwithin sight
Noun(1 words)
near side
Adjective(3 words)
nighpenny-pinchingskinny
Verb(1 words)
push

Related word relations

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Antonyms

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Synonyms

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Related terms

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capable of

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defined as

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derived

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etymologically related_to

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has context

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is a

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related to

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similar

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Translations

386 translations across 141 languages.

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Afrikaans

1 entries
  • naby adj (physically close)

Albanian

4 entries
  • gati adj (almost)
  • i afërt adj (physically close)
  • ngjashmëri adj (close to one's interests, affection, etc.)
  • ngjeshur adj (closely connected or related)

Ancient Greek

4 entries
  • πλησίος adj (physically close)
  • πέλας adv (at or towards a position close in space or time)
  • ἄγχι adv (at or towards a position close in space or time)
  • πλησίον prep (in close proximity to)

Arabic

4 entries
  • قَرِيب adj (physically close)
  • قَرِيب adj (physically close)
  • قريب adv (at or towards a position close in space or time)
  • قَرِيب adv (at or towards a position close in space or time)

Aragonese

3 entries
  • amanato adj (physically close)
  • chunto adj (physically close)
  • prosimo adj (physically close)

Armenian

4 entries
  • մերձ adj (physically close)
  • մոտ adj (physically close)
  • մոտիկ adj (physically close)
  • մոտ prep (in close proximity to)

Aromanian

4 entries
  • aproapea (roa-rup) adj (physically close)
  • aproapi (roa-rup) adj (physically close)
  • aproapea adv (at or towards a position close in space or time)
  • aproapi adv (at or towards a position close in space or time)

Asturian

4 entries
  • cercanu adj (physically close)
  • próximu adj (physically close)
  • vecín adj (physically close)
  • xuntu adj (physically close)

Azerbaijani

2 entries
  • yaxın adj (physically close)
  • yaxın adv (at or towards a position close in space or time)

Bashkir

2 entries
  • яҡын adj (physically close)
  • яҡын adv (at or towards a position close in space or time)

Basque

1 entries
  • hur adv (at or towards a position close in space or time)

Belarusian

4 entries
  • блі́жні adj (physically close)
  • блі́зкі adj (physically close)
  • блі́зка adv (at or towards a position close in space or time)
  • каля́ prep (in close proximity to)

Bikol Central

2 entries
  • harani adj (physically close)
  • rani verb (come closer to)

Bouyei

1 entries
  • jaec adj (physically close)

Brunei Malay

2 entries
  • ampir adj (physically close)
  • dakat adj (physically close)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • бли́жен adj (physically close)
  • бли́зък adj (physically close)
  • близък adj (closely connected or related)
  • почти adj (almost)

Burmese

1 entries
  • နီး adj (physically close)

Catalan

4 entries
  • a la vora adj (physically close)
  • a prop adj (physically close)
  • a prop adv (at or towards a position close in space or time)
  • apropar verb (come closer to)

Cebuano

2 entries
  • duol adj (physically close)
  • padulong adj (almost)

Central Kurdish

4 entries
  • نزیک adj (physically close)
  • نزیک adv (at or towards a position close in space or time)
  • تەنیشت prep (in close proximity to)
  • تەک prep (in close proximity to)

Central Sierra Miwok

1 entries
  • háj·e-t adj (physically close)

Chamicuro

1 entries
  • a'lotsi'ta adv (at or towards a position close in space or time)

Chechen

1 entries
  • уллохь adv (at or towards a position close in space or time)

Chinese Cantonese

1 entries
  • 近 adj (physically close)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 近 adj (physically close)
  • 近 adv (at or towards a position close in space or time)
  • 在……旁邊 /在……旁边 prep (in close proximity to)
  • 接近 prep (in close proximity to)

Chuvash

1 entries
  • ҫывӑх adj (physically close)

Corsican

1 entries
  • vicinu adj (physically close)

Czech

4 entries
  • blízký adj (physically close)
  • blízko prep (in close proximity to)
  • u prep (in close proximity to)
  • blížit se verb (come closer to)

Danish

1 entries
  • nær adj (physically close)

Dolgan

1 entries
  • чугас adj (physically close)

Dutch

4 entries
  • dichtbij adj (physically close)
  • nabij adj (physically close)
  • bij adv (at or towards a position close in space or time)
  • dierbaar adv (at or towards a position close in space or time)

Eastern Mari

1 entries
  • лишыл adj (physically close)

Erzya

1 entries
  • маласонь adj (physically close)

Esperanto

3 entries
  • apuda adj (physically close)
  • proksima adj (physically close)
  • apud prep (in close proximity to)

Estonian

1 entries
  • lähedal adj (physically close)

Even

1 entries
  • дали adv (at or towards a position close in space or time)

Evenki

1 entries
  • дага adv (at or towards a position close in space or time)

Finnish

4 entries
  • ajajan viereinen adj (next to the driver, when he is on foot)
  • läheinen adj (physically close)
  • läheinen adj (closely connected or related)
  • läheinen adj (close to one's interests, affection, etc.)

French

4 entries
  • proche adj (physically close)
  • près adj (physically close)
  • près adv (at or towards a position close in space or time)
  • près de prep (in close proximity to)

Friulian

1 entries
  • vicin adj (physically close)

Galician

2 entries
  • preto adj (physically close)
  • próximo adj (physically close)

Georgian

3 entries
  • ახლო adj (physically close)
  • ახლოს adj (physically close)
  • მახლობლად adj (physically close)

German

4 entries
  • nah adj (physically close)
  • nah adv (at or towards a position close in space or time)
  • neben prep (in close proximity to)
  • sich nähern verb (come closer to)

Gothic

2 entries
  • 𐌽𐌴𐍈 adj (physically close)
  • 𐌽𐌴𐍈𐌾𐌰𐌽 verb (come closer to)

Greek

1 entries
  • κοντά prep (in close proximity to)

Haitian Creole

1 entries
  • pwòch adj (physically close)

Hebrew

3 entries
  • קָרוֹב adj (physically close)
  • קְרוֹבָה adv (at or towards a position close in space or time)
  • קָרוֹב adv (at or towards a position close in space or time)

Higaonon

1 entries
  • madani adj (physically close)

Hindi

4 entries
  • निकट adj (physically close)
  • पास adj (physically close)
  • निकट adv (at or towards a position close in space or time)
  • पास adv (at or towards a position close in space or time)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • közel adj (physically close)
  • közel adj (close in time)
  • közeli adj (physically close)
  • közeli adj (close in time)

Icelandic

2 entries
  • skammt adj (physically close)
  • nálgast verb (come closer to)

Ido

2 entries
  • proxim adj (physically close)
  • apud adv (at or towards a position close in space or time)

Indonesian

1 entries
  • dekat adj (physically close)

Ingush

1 entries
  • уллув adv (at or towards a position close in space or time)

Iranun

1 entries
  • marani adj (physically close)

Irish

2 entries
  • dlúth adj (physically close)
  • in aice le prep (in close proximity to)

Italian

4 entries
  • vicino adj (physically close)
  • circa adv (at or towards a position close in space or time)
  • vicino a prep (in close proximity to)
  • avvicinare verb (come closer to)

Japanese

4 entries
  • 近い adj (physically close)
  • 近く adv (at or towards a position close in space or time)
  • ...の近くに prep (in close proximity to)
  • 近付く verb (come closer to)

Javanese

1 entries
  • cedhak adj (physically close)

Juba Arabic

1 entries
  • geriib adj (physically close)

Kashubian

1 entries
  • blisczi adj (physically close)

Kazakh

1 entries
  • жақын adj (physically close)

Khmer

2 entries
  • ជិត adj (physically close)
  • ក្បែរ prep (in close proximity to)

Korean

3 entries
  • 가깝다 adj (physically close)
  • 가까이 adv (at or towards a position close in space or time)
  • ...의 가까이에 prep (in close proximity to)

Kumyk

2 entries
  • ювукъ adj (physically close)
  • ювукъ adv (at or towards a position close in space or time)

Kyrgyz

1 entries
  • жакын adj (physically close)

Ladino

2 entries
  • serka adj (physically close)
  • serka prep (in close proximity to)

Lao

1 entries
  • ໃກ້ adj (physically close)

Latgalian

3 entries
  • kluot adj (physically close)
  • tiuli adj (physically close)
  • tyvai adj (physically close)

Latin

4 entries
  • propinquus adj (physically close)
  • proximus adj (physically close)
  • iuxta adv (at or towards a position close in space or time)
  • prope adv (at or towards a position close in space or time)

Latvian

4 entries
  • klāt adj (physically close)
  • tuvs adj (physically close)
  • tuvu adj (physically close)
  • tuvu adv (at or towards a position close in space or time)

Ligurian

2 entries
  • vexìn adj (physically close)
  • vixìn adj (physically close)

Lithuanian

1 entries
  • artimas adj (physically close)

Lower Sorbian

1 entries
  • bliski adj (physically close)

Lü

1 entries
  • ᦺᦂᧉ adj (physically close)

Macedonian

4 entries
  • бли́зок adj (physically close)
  • бли́зу adv (at or towards a position close in space or time)
  • бли́ску adv (at or towards a position close in space or time)
  • бли́зу до prep (in close proximity to)

Malay

2 entries
  • dekat adj (physically close)
  • dekat dengan prep (in close proximity to)

Maltese

1 entries
  • qrib adj (physically close)

Manchu

1 entries
  • ᡥᠠᠨᠴᡳ adj (physically close)

Mansaka

1 entries
  • apit adj (physically close)

Mirandese

1 entries
  • acerca adv (at or towards a position close in space or time)

Moksha

1 entries
  • мала adj (physically close)

Moroccan Amazigh

1 entries
  • ⴷⴰⵔ prep (in close proximity to)

Māori

3 entries
  • tata adj (almost)
  • tūtata adj (physically close)
  • tūtata adj (close in time)

Navajo

2 entries
  • áhání adj (physically close)
  • áhání adv (at or towards a position close in space or time)

Ngazidja Comorian

1 entries
  • kariɓu na prep (in close proximity to)

Norman

1 entries
  • près de prep (in close proximity to)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries
  • nær adj (physically close)

Norwegian Nynorsk

1 entries
  • nær adj (physically close)

Occitan

1 entries
  • prèp adj (physically close)

Ojibwe

1 entries
  • jiig prep (in close proximity to)

Old Church Slavonic

1 entries
  • ѩдѣ adj (physically close)

Old English

4 entries
  • nēah adj (physically close)
  • nēah adv (at or towards a position close in space or time)
  • ġehende adv (at or towards a position close in space or time)
  • nēah prep (in close proximity to)

Ossetian

1 entries
  • хӕстӕг adj (physically close)

Ottoman Turkish

2 entries
  • یاقین adj (physically close)
  • یاقینلاشمق verb (come closer to)

Pashto

2 entries
  • نږدې adj (physically close)
  • نږدې adv (at or towards a position close in space or time)

Persian

4 entries
  • قریب adj (physically close)
  • نزد adj (physically close)
  • نزدیک adj (physically close)
  • نزدیک adv (at or towards a position close in space or time)

Polish

4 entries
  • bliski adj (physically close)
  • bliski adj (close in time)
  • blisko adv (at or towards a position close in space or time)
  • blisko prep (in close proximity to)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • perto adj (physically close)
  • próximo adj (physically close)
  • perto adv (at or towards a position close in space or time)
  • perto de prep (in close proximity to)

Punjabi

3 entries
  • ਕੋਲ਼ adj (physically close)
  • ਨੇੜੇ adj (physically close)
  • ਲਾਗੇ adj (physically close)

Rapa Nui

2 entries
  • hahine prep (in close proximity to)
  • tupuaki prep (in close proximity to)

Romanian

1 entries
  • aproape adj (physically close)

Russian

4 entries
  • бли́жний adj (physically close)
  • бли́зкий adj (physically close)
  • бли́зко adv (at or towards a position close in space or time)
  • бли́зко к prep (in close proximity to)

Sanskrit

2 entries
  • अन्तिक adj (physically close)
  • आचरति verb (come closer to)

Scottish Gaelic

4 entries
  • dlùth adj (physically close)
  • faisg adj (physically close)
  • faisg air prep (in close proximity to)
  • goirid do prep (in close proximity to)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • blȉzak adj (physically close)
  • бли̏зак adj (physically close)
  • blizu adv (at or towards a position close in space or time)
  • blížiti se verb (come closer to)

Sicilian

1 entries
  • vicinu adj (physically close)

Slovak

3 entries
  • blízky adj (physically close)
  • blízko prep (in close proximity to)
  • pri prep (in close proximity to)

Slovene

2 entries
  • bližnji adj (physically close)
  • blízu adv (at or towards a position close in space or time)

Southern Thai

1 entries
  • แค adj (physically close)

Spanish

4 entries
  • allegado adj (physically close)
  • allegado adj (close in time)
  • casi adj (almost)
  • cercano adj (physically close)

Sundanese

1 entries
  • caket adj (physically close)

Swedish

2 entries
  • nära adj (physically close)
  • i närheten av prep (in close proximity to)

Tagalog

2 entries
  • halos adj (almost)
  • malapit adj (physically close)

Tajik

2 entries
  • наздик adj (physically close)
  • қариб adj (physically close)

Tatar

1 entries
  • якын adj (physically close)

Telugu

4 entries
  • దగ్గర adj (physically close)
  • దగ్గరగా adv (at or towards a position close in space or time)
  • దగ్గరగుట adv (at or towards a position close in space or time)
  • అన్యోన్యము prep (in close proximity to)

Tetum

1 entries
  • besik adj (physically close)

Thai

2 entries
  • ใกล้ adj (physically close)
  • ใกล้ prep (in close proximity to)

Tocharian B

1 entries
  • akarte adv (at or towards a position close in space or time)

Turkish

3 entries
  • yakın adj (physically close)
  • yakın prep (in close proximity to)
  • yakınında prep (in close proximity to)

Turkmen

1 entries
  • ýakyn adj (physically close)

Tuvan

1 entries
  • чоок adj (physically close)

Tày

1 entries
  • ái adj (physically close)

Ugaritic

1 entries
  • 𐎖𐎗𐎁 verb (come closer to)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • бли́жній adj (physically close)
  • бли́зький adj (physically close)
  • бли́зько adv (at or towards a position close in space or time)
  • бі́ля prep (in close proximity to)

Urdu

3 entries
  • نزدیک adj (physically close)
  • ... کے نزدیک prep (in close proximity to)
  • ... کے پاس prep (in close proximity to)

Uyghur

1 entries
  • يېقىن adj (physically close)

Uzbek

1 entries
  • yaqin adj (physically close)

Venetan

1 entries
  • vissin adj (physically close)

Vietnamese

3 entries
  • gần adj (physically close)
  • gần adv (at or towards a position close in space or time)
  • gần prep (in close proximity to)

Volapük

1 entries
  • nilü prep (in close proximity to)

Walloon

2 entries
  • a costé di prep (in close proximity to)
  • dilé prep (in close proximity to)

Welsh

3 entries
  • ger adj (physically close)
  • ar bwys prep (in close proximity to)
  • ger prep (in close proximity to)

White Hmong

1 entries
  • ze adj (physically close)

Woiwurrung

1 entries
  • kyn'oo adj (physically close)

Yakut

1 entries
  • чугас adj (physically close)

Yiddish

1 entries
  • נאָענט adj (physically close)

Zazaki

4 entries
  • het (diq) adj (next to the driver, when he is on foot)
  • kısteka (diq) adj (immediate; direct; close; short)
  • nezdi (diq) adj (physically close)
  • zey (diq) adj (closely connected or related)

Zealandic

1 entries
  • kortbie adj (physically close)

Zhuang

2 entries
  • gaenh adj (physically close)
  • gyawj adj (physically close)

Sample sentences

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Is there a youth hostel near here?

Source: tatoeba (1662)

I live near the sea, so I often get to go to the beach.

Source: tatoeba (1885)

Your birthday is drawing near.

Source: tatoeba (16999)

Your wish will come true in the near future.

Source: tatoeba (17279)

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