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Synonyms of the word 
NEAR → ABOUT - 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-NIGHnear- 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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