| 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 |
| 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: | near |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | familiar |
Synonyms: |
affecting, akin*, allied, attached, close, connected, dear, friendly, intimate, related, touching |
Antonyms: |
far, gone, past, unfamiliar |
| Main Entry: | accessible |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | approachable; ready for use |
Synonyms: |
attainable, available, door's always open, employable, exposed, getatable, handy, near, obtainable, open, operative, possible, practicable, public, reachable, susceptible, unrestricted, usable |
Antonyms: |
inaccessible, limited, restricted |
| Main Entry: | adjacent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | next to, abutting |
Synonyms: |
adjoining, alongside, beside, bordering, close, close by, contiguous, near, neighboring, next door, touching |
| Notes: | adjacent means next to but not necessarily connected with, while adjoining means next to and connected - adjacent rooms are separated by a wall, adjoining are connected by a common door; things are adjacent when they are side by side, they are adjoining when they share a common boundary and adjacent may or may not imply contact but always implies absence of anything of the same kind in between |
Antonyms: |
apart, away, detached, disconnected, distant, far, faraway, nonadjacent, remote, separate |
| Main Entry: | adjoining |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | being next to |
Synonyms: |
abutting, adjacent, approximal, bordering on, connecting, conterminous, contiguous, coterminous, impinging, interconnecting, joined, joining, juxtaposed, near, neighboring, next door, touching, verging |
Antonyms: |
detached, divided, separate |
| Main Entry: | approach |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | come nearer |
Synonyms: |
advance, approximate, be comparable to, be like, bear, belly up to, border, buzz*, catch up, close in, come, come at, come close, compare with, contact, converge, correspond to, creep up, draw near, equal, gain on, go toward, impend, loom up, match, meet, move in on, move toward, near, progress, reach, resemble, surround, take after, threaten, verge upon |
Antonyms: |
depart, distance, go away, leave |
| Main Entry: | approximate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | almost accurate, exact |
Synonyms: |
almost, close, comparative, near, proximate, relative, rough |
Antonyms: |
accurate, clear, definite, exact, precise |
| Main Entry: | approximate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | similar |
Synonyms: |
alike, analogous, close, comparable, like, matching, near, relative, resembling, verging on |
Antonyms: |
dissimilar, exact, same |
| Main Entry: | approximate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | come close |
Synonyms: |
approach, border on, come near, estimate, near, reach, resemble, touch, verge on |