| Main Entry: | at hand |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | within reach |
Synonyms: |
accessible, close, imminent, impending, nearby |
Antonyms: |
far |
| Main Entry: | attainable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | within reach; achievable |
Synonyms: |
accessible, accomplishable, at hand, available, cherry pie, duck soup, easy, feasible, gettable, likely, no problem, no sweat, obtainable, piece of cake, possible, potential, practicable, probable, procurable, reachable, realizable, securable |
Antonyms: |
unachieveable, unattainable, unreachable |
| Main Entry: | available |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | ready for use |
Synonyms: |
accessible, achievable, applicable, at hand, at one's disposal, attainable, come-at-able, convenient, derivable from, feasible, free, getatable, handy, obtainable, on deck, on hand, on tap, open to, possible, prepared, procurable, purchasable, reachable, ready willing and able, realizable, securable, serviceable, up for grabs, usable, vacant |
Antonyms: |
unavailable, unhandy, unobtainable |
| Main Entry: | by |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | near |
Synonyms: |
aside, at hand, away, beyond, close, handy, in reach, over, past, through, to one side |
| Main Entry: | close |
| 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: | coming |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | approaching, promising |
Synonyms: |
about to happen, advancing, almost on one, anticipated, aspiring, at hand, certain, close, converging, deserving, docking, drawing near, due, en route, eventual, expected, fated, foreseen, forthcoming, future, gaining upon, getting near, immediate, imminent, impending, in prospect, in store, in the offing, in the wind, in view, instant, marked, near, nearing, next, nigh, oncoming, ordained, predestined, preparing, progressing, prospective, pursuing, running after, subsequent, to be, up-and-coming |
| Main Entry: | convenient |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | nearby |
Synonyms: |
accessible, adjacent, adjoining, all around, at elbows, at fingertips, at hand, available, central, close, close at hand, close-by, contiguous, easy to reach, handy, immediate, in neighborhood, next, next door, nigh, on deck, on tap, under one's nose, within reach |
Antonyms: |
distant, far, inconvenient, out-of-the-way, unavailable |
| Main Entry: | destined |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | bound for, fated in near future |
Synonyms: |
at hand, brewing, certain, closed, coming, compelled, compulsory, condemned, designed, directed, doomed, foreordained, forthcoming, hanging over, impending, in prospect, in store, in the cards, in the wind, ineluctable, inescapable, inevitable, inexorable, instant, intended, looming, meant, menacing, near, ordained, overhanging, predesigned, predestined, predetermined, que sera sera, sealed, settled, stated, that is to be, that will be, threatening, to come, unavoidable, way the ball bounces |
Antonyms: |
avoidable, unscheduled |
| Main Entry: | forthcoming |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | expected, imminent |
Synonyms: |
accessible, anticipated, approaching, at hand, available, awaited, coming, destined, fated, future, impending, in evidence, in preparation, in prospect, in store, in the cards, in the wind, inescapable, inevitable, nearing, obtainable, on tap, oncoming, open, pending, predestined, prospective, ready, resulting, upcoming |
Antonyms: |
bygone, distant, gone, past |
| 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 |