Synonyms for near
Another word for near is close, nigh or hot. Below are 29 synonyms and 9 related words across 9 senses, with antonyms.
Also searched as: neared, nearing, nears.
1. adjective: not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances
- close synonyms
- nigh synonyms
- hot synonyms
- warm synonyms
- nearby
- adjacent synonyms
Antonyms
2. adjective: being on the left side
- nigh synonyms
- left synonyms
3. adjective: closely resembling the genuine article
- artificial synonyms
- unreal synonyms
4. adjective: giving or spending with reluctance
- close synonyms
- skinny synonyms
- penny-pinching synonyms
- cheeseparing
- stingy synonyms
- ungenerous
5. adjective: with or in a close or intimate relationship
- good synonyms
- dear synonyms
- close synonyms
6. adjective: very close in resemblance
- approximate synonyms
- close synonyms
7. adverb: near in time or place or relationship
- close synonyms
- nigh synonyms
8. adverb: (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
- about synonyms
- most synonyms
- almost synonyms
- nearly synonyms
- virtually synonyms
- nigh synonyms
- well-nigh synonyms
9. verb: move towards
- go up synonyms
- come on synonyms
- come near synonyms
- approach synonyms
- draw close synonyms
- draw near synonyms
Related words
Broader, narrower and sibling terms from the same WordNet tree. They aren't interchangeable, but one of them is often the word you wanted.
- come synonyms
- come up synonyms
- drive up
- push synonyms
- edge in
- edge up
- crowd synonyms
- bear down on
- bear down upon
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Questions people ask
What is another word for near?
You can say close, nigh, hot, warm or nearby instead of near. Which one fits depends on the sense; the first sense above means "not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances".
What is the opposite of near?
The opposite of near is far.
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