Nearing

Synonyms for "nearing" (124 found)

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about to beaccess accession advance advancing advent afflux affluxionalready in sightapproach approaching appropinquation approximate approximating approximation approximative appulsearm in armarm-in-armat hand

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attracted

Adjective(1 words)

american history textbook approach

Noun(3 words)

approach approaching arrival

Strong matches (37)

attracted tobrewing burningcheek-by-jowlcloseclose at handcomingcoming nearcoming towarddesired destinal destined determineddrawn toemergent eventual extrapolated fatal fated fatidic

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flowing towardforthcoming future futuristic gathering gogoing to happenhand-in-handhereafterhoped forhoped-for hot immediate imminence

Noun(3 words)

closing incomingdrawing near

Related words (62)

imminent impendent impendingin danger imminentin prospectin reservein storein the cardsin the neighborhood ofin the offingin the windin viewinstant intimatejust around the cornerlater looming lowering lurking menacing

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nearnear at handnear the marknearish nearly nearness nigh nighishon the horizononcoming overhanging planned plotted predicted preparing probable projected prophesied propinque prospective proximal proximate proximationside-by-sidethat will bethreateningto cometo-be ultimate upcoming vicinal waiting warm

Noun(8 words)

imminentlimit behaviorlooming nearby onset proximate upcoming verges

Verb(1 words)

verging

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More general

9 entries

approach eventmove towardprocessprogress toward goalproximityspatial relationtemporal phenomenontemporal relation

More specific

13 entries

approaching deadlineapprovalcity limitscoastline completion consensus deadlineend of termfrontierimminent arrivallooming eventmilestonenear approach

Collocations

10 entries

nearing capacitynearing completionnearing consensusnearing convergencenearing deadlinenearing end of termnearing maturitynearing the deadlinenearing the endnearing the target

Inflections

4 entries

neared nearer nearest nears

Derivations

3 entries

nearby nearly nearness

Sample sentences

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The construction work is steadily nearing completion.

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All of the factories are nearing capacity.

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Winter's reign was nearing its end.

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He was nearing his end.

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