pretty near

ADVERB

almost

Synonyms

STRONGEST

about approximately around essentially most much practically relatively roughly virtually

STRONG

nigh well-nigh

WEAK

about to all but as good as bordering on close to close upon for all practical purposes for the greatest part in effect in the neighborhood of in the vicinity of just about near to not far from not quite on the brink of on the edge of on the point of on the verge of substantially within sight of

ADVERB

hardly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

barely comparatively practically rarely seldom simply somewhat

STRONG

just

WEAK

almost inconceivably almost not by a hair by no means detectably faintly gradually imperceptibly infrequently little no more than no way not a bit not at all not by much not likely not markedly not measurably not much not notably not noticeably not often not quite once in a blue moon only only just perceptibly scantly slightly sparsely sporadically with trouble

Antonyms

STRONGEST

frequently

WEAK

very

ADVERB

nearly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

approximately practically roughly virtually

STRONG

about closely most well-nigh

WEAK

all but approaching as good as circa close but no cigar give or take a little in effect in essence in substance in the ballpark in the neighborhood just about more or less much nearabout not quite round roundly some somewhere upwards of within a little

ADVERB

roughly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

approximately practically

STRONG

around

WEAK

in the ball park in the neighborhood more or less somewhere around

NOUN

vicinity

Synonyms

STRONGEST

environs neighborhood proximity

STRONG

ballpark district environment hood locality nearness precinct propinquity purlieus range region surroundings territory turf

WEAK

around neck of the woods vicinage

Antonyms

WEAK

faraway

Example Sentences

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“I think the game is pretty near up,” Washington despaired to his brother.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

It could have turned out very badly, although I thought the script was a wonderful, pretty near visionary piece of writing, and I thought Spike did a fantastic job directing it.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2024

“It should correct itself here in the pretty near future.”

From New York Times • Jun. 11, 2023

The temporary halting of P&O's sailings at Larne Port will affect supplies coming into NI as other ferry operators are "pretty near full", Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has said.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2022

By Jove, he'd sailed pretty near the wind once or twice!

From "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie

pretty near

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