Synonyms of the word near


NEARABOUT - ADJACENT - ALMOST - APPROACH - APPROXIMATE - ARTIFICIAL - CHEESEPARING - CLOSE - COME - DEAR - GOOD - HOT - LEFT - MOST - NEARBY - NEARLY - NEIGHBORING - NEIGHBOURING - NIGH - PENNY-PINCHING - SKINNY - STINGY - UNGENEROUS - UNREAL - VIRTUALLY - WARM - WELL-NIGH

near

  • adj. Physically close.
  • adj. Closely connected or related.
  • adj. Close to one's interests, affection, etc.; intimate; dear.
  • adj. Close to anything followed or imitated; not free, loose, or rambling.
  • adj. So as barely to avoid or pass injury or loss; close; narrow.
  • adj. (of an event) Approaching.
  • adj. Approximate, almost.
  • adj. (dated) Next to the driver, when he is on foot; (US) on the left of an animal or a team.
  • adj. (obsolete) Immediate; direct; close; short.
  • adj. (obsolete, slang) Stingy; parsimonious.
  • adv. Having a small intervening distance with regard to something.
  • adv. (colloquial) nearly.
  • prep. Close to, in close proximity to.
  • prep. Close to in time.
  • v. To come closer to; to approach.
  • n. The left side of a horse or of a team of horses pulling a carriage etc.

about

  • prep. In a circle around; all round; on every side of; on the outside of.
  • prep. Near; not far from; approximately; regarding time, size, quantity.
  • prep. On the point or verge of.
  • prep. On one's person; nearby the person.
  • prep. Over or upon different parts of; through or over in various directions; here and there in; to and fro…
  • prep. Concerned with; engaged in; intent on.
  • prep. Concerning; with regard to; on account of; on the subject of; to affect.
  • prep. (figuratively) In or near, as in mental faculties or (literally) in possession of; in control of; at one's…
  • prep. In the immediate neighborhood of; in contiguity or proximity to; near, as to place.
  • adv. Not distant; approximate.
  • adv. In succession; one after another; in the course of events.
  • adv. On the move; active; astir.
  • adv. To a reversed order; half round; facing in the opposite direction; from a contrary point of view.
  • adv. (obsolete) Preparing; planning.
  • adv. (archaic) In circuit; circularly; by a circuitous way; around the outside; in circumference.
  • adv. (chiefly Canada, US, colloquial) Going to; on the verge of; intending to.
  • adj. Moving around; astir.
  • adj. In existence; being in evidence; apparent;.
  • adj. Normally active and capable.

adjacent

  • adj. Lying next to, close, or contiguous; neighboring; bordering on.
  • adj. Just before, after, or facing.
  • n. Something that lies next to something else, especially the side of a right triangle that is neither the…
  • prep. (US) Next to; adjacent to; beside.

almost

  • adv. Very close to, but not quite.
  • n. (informal) Something or someone that doesn't quite make it.

approach

  • v. (intransitive) To come or go near, in place or time; to draw nigh; to advance nearer.
  • v. (intransitive, figuratively) To draw near, in a figurative sense; to make advances; to approximate.
  • v. (transitive) To come near to in place, time, character, or value; to draw nearer to.
  • v. To make an attempt at (solving a problem or making a policy).
  • v. To speak to, as to make a request or ask a question.
  • v. (transitive, military) To take approaches to.
  • v. To bring near; to cause to draw near.
  • n. The act of drawing near; a coming or advancing near.
  • n. An access, or opportunity of drawing near.
  • n. (in the plural) Movements to gain favor; advances.
  • n. A way, passage, or avenue by which a place or buildings can be approached; an access.
  • n. A manner in which a problem is solved or policy is made.
  • n. (used only in the plural, fortification) The advanced works, trenches, or covered roads made by besiegers…
  • n. (golf, tennis) An approach shot.
  • n. The way an aircraft comes in to land at an airport.
  • n. (bowling) The area before the lane, in which a player may stand or run up before bowling the ball.

approximate

  • adj. Approaching; proximate; nearly resembling.
  • adj. Nearing correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate.
  • v. To carry or advance near; to cause to approach.
  • v. To come near to; to approach.
  • v. To estimate.

artificial

  • adj. Man-made; of artifice.
  • adj. False, misleading.
  • adj. Unnatural.

cheeseparing

  • v. present participle of cheesepare.
  • adj. Niggardly, stingy.
  • n. A small fragment or sliver.

close

  • v. (physical) To remove a gap.
  • v. (social) To finish, to terminate.
  • v. To come or gather around; to enclose; to encompass; to confine.
  • v. (surveying) To have a vector sum of 0; that is, to form a closed polygon.
  • n. An end or conclusion.
  • n. The manner of shutting; the union of parts; junction.
  • n. A grapple in wrestling.
  • n. (music) The conclusion of a strain of music; cadence.
  • n. (music) A double bar marking the end.
  • adj. (now rare) Closed, shut.
  • adj. Narrow; confined.
  • adj. At a little distance; near.
  • adj. Intimate; well-loved.
  • adj. Oppressive; without motion or ventilation; causing a feeling of lassitude.
  • adj. (Ireland, England, Scotland, weather) Hot, humid, with no wind.
  • adj. (linguistics, phonetics, of a vowel) Articulated with the tongue body relatively close to the hard palate.
  • adj. Strictly confined; carefully guarded.
  • adj. (obsolete) Out of the way of observation; secluded; secret; hidden.
  • adj. Nearly equal; almost evenly balanced.
  • adj. Short.
  • adj. (archaic) Dense; solid; compact.
  • adj. (archaic) Concise; to the point.
  • adj. (dated) Difficult to obtain.
  • adj. (dated) Parsimonious; stingy.
  • adj. Adhering strictly to a standard or original; exact.
  • adj. Accurate; careful; precise; also, attentive; undeviating; strict.
  • adj. Marked, evident.
  • n. (now rare) An enclosed field.
  • n. (Britain) A street that ends in a dead end.
  • n. (Scotland) A very narrow alley between two buildings, often overhung by one of the buildings above the…
  • n. (Scotland) The common staircase in a tenement.
  • n. A cathedral close.
  • n. (law) The interest which one may have in a piece of ground, even though it is not enclosed.

come

  • v. (intransitive) To move from further away to nearer to.
  • v. (intransitive) To arrive.
  • v. (intransitive) To appear, to manifest itself.
  • v. (intransitive) To take a position to something else in a sequence.
  • v. (intransitive, slang) To achieve orgasm; to cum; to ejaculate.
  • v. (copulative, figuratively, with close) To approach a state of being or accomplishment.
  • v. (figuratively, with to) To take a particular approach or point of view in regard to something.
  • v. (copulative, archaic) To become, to turn out to be.
  • v. (intransitive) To be supplied, or made available; to exist.
  • v. (slang) To carry through; to succeed in.
  • v. (intransitive) Happen.
  • v. (intransitive, with from or sometimes of) To have a social background.
  • v. (intransitive, of grain) To germinate.
  • n. (obsolete) Coming, arrival; approach.
  • n. (slang) Semen.
  • n. (slang) Female ejaculatory discharge.
  • prep. Used to indicate an event, period, or change in state occurring after a present time.
  • interj. An exclamation to express annoyance.
  • interj. An exclamation to express encouragement, or to precede a request.
  • n. (typography, obsolete) Alternative form of comma in its medieval use as a middot ⟨·⟩ serving as a form…

dear

  • adj. Loved; lovable.
  • adj. Loving, affectionate, heartfelt.
  • adj. Precious to or greatly valued by someone.
  • adj. High in price; expensive.
  • adj. A formal way to start (possibly after my) addressing somebody at the beginning of a letter, memo etc.
  • adj. A formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly.
  • adj. An ironic way to start (often after my) addressing an inferior.
  • adj. (obsolete) Noble.
  • n. A very kind, loving person.
  • n. A beloved person.
  • v. (obsolete) To endear.
  • adv. dearly; at a high price.
  • adj. Severe(ly affected), sore.
  • adj. (obsolete) Fierce.

good

  • adj. (of people).
  • adj. (of capabilities).
  • adj. (of properties and qualities).
  • adj. (colloquial) With "and", extremely.
  • adj. Holy (especially when capitalized).
  • adj. (of quantities).
  • interj. That is good; an elliptical exclamation of satisfaction or commendation.
  • adv. (nonstandard) Well; satisfactorily or thoroughly.
  • n. (uncountable) The forces or behaviors that are the enemy of evil. Usually consists of helping others and…
  • n. (countable) A result that is positive in the view of the speaker.
  • n. (uncountable) The abstract instantiation of goodness; that which possesses desirable qualities, promotes…
  • n. (countable, usually in the plural) An item of merchandise.
  • v. (intransitive, now chiefly dialectal) To thrive; fatten; prosper; improve.
  • v. (transitive, now chiefly dialectal) To make good; turn to good; improve.
  • v. (intransitive, now chiefly dialectal) To make improvements or repairs.
  • v. (intransitive, now chiefly dialectal) To benefit; gain.
  • v. (transitive, now chiefly dialectal) To do good to (someone); benefit; cause to improve or gain.
  • v. (transitive, now chiefly dialectal) To satisfy; indulge; gratify.
  • v. (reflexive, now chiefly dialectal) To flatter; congratulate oneself; anticipate.
  • v. (transitive, now chiefly dialectal, Scotland) To furnish with dung; manure; fatten with manure; fertilise.

hot

  • adj. (of an object) Having a high temperature.
  • adj. (of the weather) Causing the air to be hot.
  • adj. (of a person or animal) Feeling the sensation of heat, especially to the point of discomfort.
  • adj. (of a temper) Easily provoked to anger.
  • adj. Feverish.
  • adj. (of food) Spicy.
  • adj. (informal) Very good, remarkable, exciting.
  • adj. Stolen.
  • adj. (incomparable) Electrically charged.
  • adj. (informal) Radioactive.
  • adj. (slang, of a person) Very physically and/or sexually attractive.
  • adj. (slang) Sexual; involving sexual intercourse or sexual excitement.
  • adj. (slang) Sexually aroused; horny.
  • adj. Popular; in demand.
  • adj. Very close to finding or guessing something to be found or guessed.
  • adj. Performing strongly; having repeated successes.
  • adj. Fresh; just released.
  • adj. Uncomfortable, difficult to deal with; awkward, dangerous, unpleasant.
  • adj. (slang) Used to emphasize the short duration or small quantity of something.
  • v. (with up) To heat; to make or become hot.
  • v. (with up) To become lively or exciting.

left

  • adj. The opposite of right; toward the west when one is facing north.
  • adj. (politics) Pertaining to the political left.
  • adv. On the left side.
  • adv. Towards the left side.
  • n. The left side or direction.
  • n. (politics) The ensemble of left-wing political parties. Those holding left-wing views as a group.
  • n. (boxing) A punch delivered with the left fist.
  • v. simple past tense and past participle of leave.
  • v. Remaining.
  • v. (Ireland, colloquial) permitted, allowed to proceed.

most

  • adv. Forms the superlative of many adjectives.
  • adv. To a great extent or degree; highly; very.
  • adv. (informal, chiefly US) Almost.
  • adv. superlative form of many: most many.
  • adv. superlative form of much: most much.
  • pron. The greater part of a group, especially a group of people.
  • n. (uncountable) The greatest amount.
  • n. (countable, uncountable) The greater part.
  • n. (countable) A record-setting amount.

nearby

  • adj. adjacent, near, very close.
  • adv. next to, close to.

nearly

  • adv. (now rare) With great scrutiny; carefully.
  • adv. With close relation; intimately.
  • adv. Closely, in close proximity.
  • adv. In close approximation; almost, virtually.

neighboring

  • adj. (US) Situated or living nearby or adjacent to.
  • adj. Alternative spelling of neighbouring.
  • v. (US) present participle of neighbor.
  • v. Alternative spelling of neighbouring.

neighbouring

  • adj. (British spelling, Canadian) Situated or living nearby or adjacent to.
  • adj. Alternative spelling of neighboring.
  • v. (British spelling, Canadian) present participle of neighbour.
  • v. Alternative spelling of neighboring.

nigh

  • adj. (archaic, poetic) near, close by.
  • adj. Not remote in degree, kindred, circumstances, etc.; closely allied; intimate.
  • v. To draw nigh (to); to approach; to come near.
  • adv. Almost, nearly.
  • prep. near; close to.

penny-pinching

  • adj. reluctant to spend money; close-fisted.
  • n. reluctance to spend money; thrift or parsimony.
  • n. Instance of extreme economy.

skinny

  • adj. (informal) Having little flesh and fat; slim; slender; narrow; thin, generally beyond what looks beautiful.
  • adj. (informal, of food or beverages) Low-fat.
  • adj. Naked; nude (chiefly used in the phrase skinny dipping).
  • n. (colloquial) The details or facts; especially, those obtained by gossip or rumor.
  • n. A state of nakedness; nudity.
  • n. (informal) A low-fat serving of coffee.
  • n. A skinny being.

stingy

  • adj. Stinging; able to sting.
  • adj. Unwilling to spend, give, or share; ungenerous; mean.
  • adj. Small, scant, meager, insufficient.

ungenerous

  • adj. Not generous; stingy.

unreal

  • adj. fake; not real.
  • adj. (slang) larger or more fantastic than typical of real life.

virtually

  • adv. Almost but not quite.
  • adv. Without exaggeration.
  • adv. In essence, but not in fact.
  • adv. (algebra) Of a substructure of finite index.
  • adv. (topology) Of a covering space of finite index.

warm

  • adj. Having a temperature slightly higher than usual, but still pleasant; mildly hot.
  • adj. Caring and friendly, of relations to another person.
  • adj. Having a color in the red-orange-yellow part of the visible electromagnetic spectrum.
  • adj. Close, often used in the context of a game in which "warm" and "cold" are used to indicate nearness to…
  • adj. (figuratively) Communicating a sense of comfort, ease, or pleasantness.
  • adj. (archaic) Ardent, zealous.
  • adj. (archaic) Being well off as to property, or in good circumstances; rich.
  • adj. (archaic) Requiring arduous effort.
  • v. (transitive) To make or keep warm.
  • v. (intransitive) To become warm, to heat up.
  • v. (intransitive) To favour increasingly.
  • v. To become ardent or animated.
  • v. To make engaged or earnest; to interest; to engage; to excite ardor or zeal in; to enliven.
  • n. (colloquial) The act of warming, or the state of being warmed; a heating.

well-nigh

  • adv. almost, very nearly.

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