near - thesaurus entry

phrases

• damned/damn near

  used for saying that something is almost true or almost happened

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  Almost and almost not: almost, nearly, hardly, barely, scarcely, near, practically, well-nigh, close, all but... more

• from near and far

  from a very wide area

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  Function words referring to location: about, across, after, ahead, along, apart, around, before, beyond, by... more

• in the near future

  soon

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  Soon and as soon as possible: soon, shortly, just, imminent, in no time (at all), at the earliest/first opportunity, close, any day/moment etc. now, in the short run/term, around the corner... more

• near enough

  almost exactly

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  Almost and almost not: almost, nearly, hardly, barely, scarcely, near, practically, well-nigh, close, all but... more

• someone’s nearest and dearest

  someone’s family

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  General words for family members: black sheep, blood, blood relation, charge, clansman, clanswoman, dependent, the elder, elder, eldest... more

• someone’s nearest rival/challenger

  the opponent in a sport or competition that is most likely to defeat someone

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  Enemies and describing enemies: enemy, opponent, adversary, antagonist, foe, archrival, archenemy, deadly enemy/foe/rival, sworn, nemesis... more

• the nearest thing to something

  used when something does not exist in a particular place or situation and you are referring to the thing that is most similar to it

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  Similar and similarly: similar, like, comparable, homogeneous, alike, indistinguishable, near, close, not unlike, sort of... more

• not go near

  to avoid someone or something

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  To avoid doing something, or to avoid something: avoid, get out of, duck out of, abstain, shirk, evade, skip, wriggle out of (doing) something, flinch from (doing) something, stay out of... more

• nowhere/not anywhere near

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     far from a particular point or place

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     Not near and difficult to reach: distant, far, apart, remote, lonely, isolated, inaccessible, outlying, away, outermost... more
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     not nearly

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     Less and not as much: less, under, least, below, lesser, not so... (as), nowhere/not anywhere near, the next best/largest/smallest etc.... more

• so near (and) yet so far

  used for saying that you almost did something that you wanted to, but in the end you failed

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  Almost and almost not: almost, nearly, hardly, barely, scarcely, near, practically, well-nigh, close, all but... more

• to the nearest dollar/thousand etc.

  if you calculate an amount to the nearest dollar/thousand etc., you give the number closest to it which can be divided evenly by a dollar/1,000 etc.

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  Inexact and inaccurate: incorrect, inexact, wrong, inaccurate, imprecise, approximately, roughly, broadly, questionable, approximate... more