Nearby Words
nearest
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | close to a place |
| Synonyms: | about, almost, approximately, close at hand, near, nearby |
| Main Entry: | beside |
| Part of Speech: | adverb, preposition |
| Definition: | next to |
| Synonyms: | a step from, abreast of, adjacent to, adjoining, alongside, aside, at one's elbow, at the edge of, at the side of, bordering on, by, cheek by jowl, close at hand, close to, close upon, connected with, contiguous to, fornent, in juxtaposition, near, nearby, neck and neck, neighboring, next door to, nigh, opposite, overlooking, round, side by side, verging on, with |
| Notes: | beside is a preposition meaning 'next to, alongside, by the side of'; besides is a conjunction or adverb meaning 'in addition, moreover, at the same time' or 'also' but it does not mean 'alternatively' |
| Main Entry: | fore |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | in the front |
| Synonyms: | ahead, ante, antecedently, before, beforehand, forward, in advance, near, nearest, precedently, previous |
| Antonyms: | aft, back |
| 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 |
| Main Entry: | on |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | in contact; ahead of |
| Synonyms: | about, above, adjacent, against, approaching, at, beside, close to, covering, forth, forward, held, leaning on, near, next, on top of, onward, over, resting on, situated on, supported, touching, toward, upon, with |
| Antonyms: | off |
| Main Entry: | round |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | approximate |
| Synonyms: | about, all but, almost, around, as good as, close to, in the neighborhood of, just about, most, near, nearly, practically, roughly |
| Antonyms: | definite, exact, precise |
| Main Entry: | thereabout |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | about there |
| Synonyms: | almost, approximately, around, close at hand, in the neighborhood, in the vicinity, just about, near, nearby, nearly, roughly |
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| Main Entry: | straight |
| Part of Speech: | adjective, adverb |
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