Near definition

Near as an adjective

1. not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances

   "near neighbors"

   Same sense: close, nigh

2. being on the left side

   "the near or nigh horse is the one on the left"

   Same sense: nigh

3. closely resembling the genuine article

   "near beer"

4. giving or spending with reluctance

   "very close (or near) with his money"

   Same sense: close, skinny, penny-pinching, cheeseparing

5. with or in a close or intimate relationship

   "my sisters and brothers are near and dear"

   Same sense: good, dear

6. very close in resemblance

   "a near likeness"

   Same sense: approximate

Near as an adverb

7. near in time or place or relationship

   "as the wedding day drew near"

   Same sense: close, nigh

8. (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

   "he nearly fainted"

   Same sense: about, most, almost, nearly, virtually, nigh, well-nigh

Near as a verb

9. move towards

   "They are drawing near"

   Same sense: go up, come on, come near, approach, draw close, draw near

Synonyms and antonyms

• close definition
• nigh
• skinny
• penny-pinching
• cheeseparing
• good definition
• dear
• approximate
• about
• most
• almost definition
• nearly
• virtually
• well-nigh
• go up
• come on
• come near
• approach
• draw close
• draw near

Opposite: far.

All synonyms of near, sense by sense

How to say near

Near has 1 syllable and rhymes with year. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

Words that rhyme with near

• year
• clear
• career
• fear
• appear
• dear
• beer
• premier
• severe
• engineer
• gear
• atmosphere

NEAR in word games

Scrabble

4

Words With Friends

5

Anagrams

1

Is NEAR a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check NEAR in the word checker, or unscramble NEAR to see its 1 anagram and the shorter words in its letters.