Neared

Synonyms for "neared" (375 found)

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Closest matches (75)

close nearby adjacent approach approximate close to hot nearly nigh virtually warm about about to be abutting accost adjoining advance advancing all but almost

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Adverb(3 words)

approximately give or take more or less

Adjective(2 words)

close around the corner

Adverb(2 words)

Verb(1 words)

Adjective(1 words)

Strong matches (113)

bring to mind burning by call to mind call up cheap cheek-by-jowl circa circumscribed close about close at hand close by close in close upon close with close-by close-fitting closefisted closely come

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Adjective(4 words)

cheeseparing close dear good

Adjective(3 words)

citerior close by immediate

Adverb(1 words)

Verb(5 words)

come near come on draw close draw near go up

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left-wing left-wingish levorotatory liberal lie ahead lie over like limited look for look forward to look like loom looming lour lower lowering lurking match meager mean menace menacing mimic mirror miserly much at one much the same narrow narrow gauge narrow the gap near at hand near side near the mark near to near upon nearabout nearabouts nearing nearish nearly reproduce nearly the same neighboring next door to next to niggardly nigh about nighhand nighish not far not far from not quite not tell apart on on the brink on the horizon on the verge oncoming only a step overhang overhanging parallel parsimonious partake of penny pinching penny-pinching penurious pinchfisted pinching plan plot port predict preparing pretty near project prophesy propinque proximal proximate quasi radical relatable related relative remind one of resemble restricted rival round same but different save-all savor of scant scanty seem seem like selfish side-by-side sidle sidle up to similar simulate sinister sinistral sinistrocerebral sinistrocular sinistrogyrate sinistrorse slender smack of sound like stack up stack up with step up stingy strait suggest take after that will be thereabout thereabouts thick thick as thieves threaten threatening tight tight-fisted tightfisted to to come touch toward ungenerous upcoming verge on verging on verging upon vicinal waiting well-nigh with within call within earshot within hearing within reach within sight

Adverb(5 words)

ish loosely plus or minus roughly some

Adverb(5 words)

most nearly nigh virtually well-nigh

Noun(1 words)

Adjective(6 words)

nearby nigh present propinquitous proximate quasi

Adjective(3 words)

nigh penny-pinching skinny

Verb(1 words)

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Sample sentences

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Tom neared the mountain peak.

Source: tatoeba (6850819)

And now I neared the gates, and thought my flight / achieved, when suddenly a noise we hear / of trampling feet, and, peering through the night, / my father cries, "Fly, son, the Greeks are near; / they come, I see the glint of shield and spear, / fierce foes in front and flashing arms behind."

Source: tatoeba (6880318)

Yanni's new house neared completion.

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Yanni's car neared.

Source: tatoeba (9984908)

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