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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | near, nearby |
| Synonyms: | abutting, across the street, adjacent, adjoining, approaching, around the corner, at hand, contiguous, convenient, give or take a little, handy, hard by, immediate, imminent, impending, in spitting distance, in the ball park, near-at-hand, nearest, nearly, neighboring, next, nigh, proximate, under one's nose, warm |
| Antonyms: | away, beyond, detached, far, faraway |
| Main Entry: | handy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | nearby |
| Synonyms: | accessible, adjacent, at hand, available, close, close by, close-at-hand, convenient, near, near-at-hand, on hand, ready, within reach |
| Antonyms: | faraway, inconveniently, unhandy |
| Main Entry: | immediate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | near, next |
| Synonyms: | adjacent, close, contiguous, direct, firsthand, near-at-hand, nearby, nearest, nigh, primary, proximal, proximate, recent |
| Antonyms: | away, distant, far |
| Main Entry: | near |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | close by physically |
| Synonyms: | abreast, abutting, adjacent, adjoining, along toward, alongside, approximal, around, at close quarters, available, beside, bordering, burning, close, close shave, close-at-hand, close-by, conterminous, contiguous, convenient, hair's breadth, handy, immediate, in close proximity, near-at-hand, nearby, neighboring, next door, nigh, not remote, practically, proximal, proximate, ready, side-by-side, touching, vincinal, warm*, within stone's throw |
| Antonyms: | away, distant, far, remote |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | near |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | close in time; forthcoming |
| Synonyms: | approaching, approximate, at hand, coming, comparative, expected, imminent, impending, in the offing, looming, near-at-hand, next, relative |
| Antonyms: | deferred, distant, expired, far, postponed, remote |
| Main Entry: | nearby |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | within reach |
| Synonyms: | about, at close quarters, close, close at hand, hard, near, near-at-hand, nigh, not far away |
| Antonyms: | far, faraway |
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