near-at-hand - 7 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | contiguous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | adjacent, in contact |
| Synonyms: | adjoining, beside, bordering, close, conterminous, meeting, near, nearby, neighboring, next, touching, abutting, approximal, contactual, juxtaposed, juxtapositional, near-at-hand, next door to, next to |
| Antonyms: | divided, separated |
| Main Entry: | nearby |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | within reach |
| Synonyms: | about, close, hard, near, nigh*, at close quarters, close at hand, near-at-hand, not far away |
| Antonyms: | far, faraway |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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: | handy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | nearby |
| Synonyms: | accessible, adjacent, at hand, available, close, convenient, near, ready, close by, close-at-hand, near-at-hand, on hand, within reach |
| Antonyms: | faraway, inconveniently, unhandy |
| 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: | immediate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | near, next |
| Synonyms: | adjacent, close, contiguous, direct, firsthand, nearby, nigh, primary, proximate, recent, near-at-hand, nearest, proximal |
| Antonyms: | away, distant, far |
| Main Entry: | near |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | close in time; forthcoming |
| Synonyms: | approaching, approximate, at hand, coming, comparative, expected, imminent, impending, looming, next, relative, in the offing, near-at-hand |
| Antonyms: | deferred, distant, far, postponed, remote, expired |
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