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come near

VERB

approximate

Synonyms

STRONG

approach estimate near reach resemble touch

WEAK

border on verge on

Antonyms

STRONG

depart leave

VERB

border on

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abut adjoin verge on

WEAK

approach be like be similar to compare connect contact echo impinge join lie near lie next to march match near neighbor parallel resemble touch

Antonyms

WEAK

not touch

VERB

come up to

Synonyms

WEAK

admit of comparison with approach arrive bear comparison with compare with equal extend get near match measure up to rank with reach resemble rival stand comparison with

VERB

resemble

Synonyms

STRONGEST

feature mirror parallel simulate

STRONG

approximate coincide double duplicate echo favor follow match relate

WEAK

appear like be similar to be the very picture of bear resemblance to bring to mind come close to correspond to have earmarks of have signs of pass for remind one of seem like smack of sound like take after

Antonyms

WEAK

contradict contrast deviate differ disagree

VERB

touch

Synonyms

STRONGEST

approach come to

STRONG

amount equal match meet parallel rival tie

WEAK

be a match for be in the same league be on a par come up to hold a candle to measure up partake of verge on

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A biographer of Celan must decide how to come near poems that seem to resist approach, and a life that has been embalmed by its own legend.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

"Or else the ravens would suspect that something was off and wouldn't come near it," says Loretto, now at the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna.

From Science Daily • Mar. 19, 2026

Under these conditions, we expect real GDP growth in 2026 to come near the low end of our projected range of 1.75%-2.25%, but the risk is skewed to the downside.

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

After the verdict was read, they wouldn’t let anyone else come near me.

From Slate • Oct. 6, 2025

She told herself again and again: "You're all right until morning. Nothing happened last night. Nothing will happen tonight. Nothing can happen. You're locked and bolted in. No one can come near you..."

From "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie

come near

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