Near

/nɪə(ɹ)/

Synonyms for "near" (416 found)

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Closest matches (84)

Adjective(10 words)

approximate close about almost alongsideapproximate locationapproximate methodapproximate rulearound beside

aboutabout to beabutting accost adjacent adjoining advance advancingall butalmostalong towardalready in sightamong angustifoliate angustirostrate angustisellate angustiseptal anticipate apeappear like

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approach approaching appropinquate approximate approximating approximativearm in armarm-in-armaroundas good asaside atat close quartersat handat next handattached attractedattracted toavaricious awaitbe destinedbe fatedbe imminentbe in storebe likebe redolent ofbe to bebe to comebear down onbear down uponbear resemblancebear upbeside borderbordering onbrew brewingbring to mindburning by

Adverb(2 words)

about almost

Noun(5 words)

about plantsapproach of nightapproachesapproximate resultapproximate solver

Verb(3 words)

approach approached bordering

Adjective(1 words)

around the corner

Preposition(3 words)

at whole-organism levelby machineby the river

Strong matches (124)

Preposition(1 words)

by train

call to mindcall upcheapcheek-by-jowlcirca circumscribed closeclose aboutclose at handclose byclose inclose toclose uponclose withclose-by close-fitting closefisted closely comecome close

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come closercome forwardcome nearcome oncome upcoming comparable comparative comparecompare withconfined confront connected constricted contiguous convenient converge copy correspond counterclockwise counterfeit cramp cramped crowded drawdraw neardraw nighdraw ondrawn toencounter equal evoke expect face familiar fastfast byfavor follow foresee foretell forthcome forthcoming from futuregain upongather gathering get gogoing to happengreedy hairbreadth handhand and glovehand-in-handhang overhardhard byhard onhardfisted hereabout hereabouts homologous hope hot hover illiberal imitate immediate imminent impend impendent impending inin danger imminentin prospectin reservein spitting distance

Adjective(7 words)

cheeseparingclose tocoastal body of waterconvenient dear goodicelandic nálægt

Verb(6 words)

cited by pagecome nearcome ondraw closedraw neargo up

Adjective(4 words)

citerior closeclose byimmediate

Adverb(1 words)

Noun(6 words)

close connectionclose relationshipcredit by examedging flirtignorance about rules

Related words (208)

in storein the cardsin the neighborhood ofin the offingin the windin viewincapacious incommodious inseparable instant intimate isthmian isthmicjust aboutjust around the cornerlarboardlean towardsleftleft wingleft-hand

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left-wing left-wingish levorotatory liberallie aheadlie overlike limitedlook forlook forward tolook likeloom looming lour lower lowering lurking match meager mean menace menacing mimic mirror miserlymuch at onemuch the samenarrownarrow gaugenarrow the gapnear at handnear the marknear tonear uponnearabout nearabouts nearby nearing nearish nearlynearly reproducenearly the sameneighboringnext door tonext toniggardly nighnigh aboutnighhand nighishnot farnot far fromnot quitenot tell apartonon the brinkon the horizonon the vergeoncomingonly a stepoverhang overhanging parallel parsimoniouspartake ofpenny pinchingpenny-pinching penurious pinchfisted pinching plan plot port predict preparingpretty nearproject prophesy propinque proximal proximate quasi radical relatable related relativeremind one ofresemble restricted rival roundsame but differentsave-allsavor ofscant scanty seemseem likeselfishside-by-sidesidlesidle up tosimilar simulate sinister sinistral sinistrocerebral sinistrocular sinistrogyrate sinistrorse slendersmack ofsound likestack upstack up withstep upstingy strait suggesttake afterthat will bethereabout thereabouts thickthick as thievesthreaten threatening tight tight-fisted tightfisted toto cometouch toward ungenerous upcomingverge onverging onverging uponvicinal virtually waiting warm well-nigh withwithin callwithin earshotwithin hearingwithin reachwithin sight

Adjective(15 words)

intimate nearbynearby celestial bodynearby partnernearly nigh nighest penny-pinchingproximal determinerproximate roughrough estimateshortly skinny soon

Noun(12 words)

laps around trackmilitary use of forcenear valueoccupation by britainokapiapick at randomrocroiround patternself-discipline at homesorting by sizestate of present momenttire swap by season

Adverb(5 words)

most nearly nigh virtually well-nigh

Adjective(4 words)

nearby present propinquitous proximate

Verb(2 words)

travel by busverging

Related word relations

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7 relation types

More general

11 entries

comecome updegree adverbdegree expressionfamily relationkinshipspatial adverbspatial prepositionspatial relationtemporal adverbtemporal preposition

More specific

12 entries

about adjacentadjacent toapproximate around besideclose relativeimmediate relativenext toproximal rough toward

Collocations

14 entries

near completionnear futurenear missnear termnear the centernear the classroomnear the cornernear the doornear the edgenear the endnear the rivernearbynearby areanearby town

Inflections

2 entries

nearer nearest

Derivations

3 entries

nearby nearly nearness

Antonyms

1 entries

far

similar

12 entries

adjacent approach artificial closecome nearhot left nearby stingy ungenerous unreal warm

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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