Synonyms of the word neighbouring


NEIGHBOURINGCLOSE - NEAR - NEIGHBORING - NIGH

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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