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Defenition of the word near

    • Defenition of the word near

      • Having a small intervening distance with regard to something.
      • With very little distance to or in a particular place or location.
      • To come near to; to move towards.
      • Not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances.
      • (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; "the job is (just) about done"; "the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded"; "we're almost finished"; "the car all but ran her down"; "he nearly fainted"; "talked for nigh onto 2 hours"; "the recording is well-nigh perfect"; "virtually all the parties signed the contract"; (`near' is used informally for `nearly' as in "I was near exhausted by the run"; `most' is used informally for `almost' as in "most everybody agrees")
      • move towards; draw closer to; "We were approaching our destination"; "They are drawing near"; "The enemy army came nearer and nearer"
      • very close in resemblance; "sketched in an approximate likeness"; "a near likeness"
      • giving or spending with reluctance; "our cheeseparing administration"; "very close (or near) with his money"; "a penny-pinching miserly old man"
      • (comparative of `close') indicating the one of two that is the shorter distance away; "take the near street and ten turn right"
      • with or in a close or intimate relationship; "a good friend"; "my sisters and brothers are near and dear"
      • closely resembling the genuine article; "near beer"; "a dress of near satin"
      • not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances; "near neighbors"; "in the near future"; "they are near equals"; "his nearest approach to success"; "a very near thing"; "a near hit by the bomb"; "she was near tears"; "she was close to tears"; "had a close call"
      • being on the left side; "the near or nigh horse is the one on the left"; "the animal's left side is its near or nigh side"
      • near in time or place or relationship; "as the wedding day drew near"; "stood near the door"; "don't shoot until they come near"; "getting near to the true explanation"; "her mother is always near"; "The end draws nigh"; "the bullet didn't come close"; "don't get too close to the fire"
      • move towards; "We were approaching our destination"; "They are drawing near"; "The enemy army came nearer and nearer"
      • not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances; "near neighbors"; "in the near future"; "they are near equals"; "his nearest approach to success"; "a very near thing"; "a near hit by the bomb"; "she was near tears"; "she was close to tears";
      • near in time or place or relationship; "as the wedding day drew near"; "stood near the door"; "don''t shoot until they come near"; "getting near to the true explanation"; "her mother is always near"; "The end draws nigh"; "the bullet didn''t come close";
      • move towards
      • not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances
      • very close in resemblance
      • with or in a close or intimate relationship
      • giving or spending with reluctance
      • closely resembling the genuine article
      • being on the left side
      • (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
      • near in time or place or relationship

    Synonyms for the word near

      • about
      • adjacent
      • adjoining
      • affecting
      • all but
      • almost
      • approach
      • approaching
      • approximate
      • attached
      • border on
      • bordering on
      • by
      • cheeseparing
      • close
      • close at hand
      • close by
      • close to
      • close-fisted
      • closer
      • come close to
      • come near
      • come on
      • come up to
      • dear
      • direct
      • draw near
      • draw near to
      • draw up to
      • familiar
      • go up
      • go up to
      • good
      • hard by
      • in close proximity
      • in close proximity to
      • in front of
      • in the neighborhood
      • in the neighborhood of
      • in the vicinity
      • in the vicinity of
      • intimate
      • just about
      • left
      • like
      • most
      • narrow
      • nearby
      • nearing
      • nearly
      • neighboring
      • next to
      • niggardly
      • nigh
      • not quite
      • on the verge of
      • penny-pinching
      • practically
      • reach
      • resembling
      • short
      • similar to
      • stingy
      • thrifty
      • to hand
      • touch on
      • touching
      • touching on
      • verge on
      • virtually
      • well-nigh

    Similar words in the near

      • adjacent
      • artificial
      • close
      • hot
      • left
      • moral
      • moral(a)
      • near
      • nearby
      • neared
      • nearer
      • nearest
      • nearing
      • nearlier
      • nearliest
      • nearly
      • nearness
      • nearness's
      • nears
      • nearsighted
      • nearsightedness
      • neighbor
      • neighboring
      • neighboring(a)
      • neighbour
      • neighbouring
      • neighbouring(a)
      • nigh
      • nighest
      • stingy
      • ungenerous
      • unreal
      • warm

    Hyponyms for the word near

      • bear down on
      • bear down upon
      • close
      • crowd
      • drive up
      • edge in
      • edge up
      • push

    Hypernyms for the word near

      • come
      • come up
      • surname

    Antonyms for the word near

      • far

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