| Main Entry: | nearby |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | adjoining |
Synonyms: |
adjacent, close, close-at-hand, close-by, contiguous, convenient, handy, immediate, neighboring, proximate, ready |
Antonyms: |
far, faraway |
| 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: | about |
| Part of Speech: | preposition |
| Definition: | near or close to in position |
Synonyms: |
adjacent, beside, nearby |
Antonyms: |
afar, away, distant, far, remote |
| Main Entry: | approximate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | near |
Synonyms: |
adjacent, bordering, close together, contiguous, nearby, neighboring |
Antonyms: |
away, far |
| Main Entry: | around |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | close to a place |
Synonyms: |
about, almost, approximately, close at hand, near, nearby |
| Main Entry: | aside |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | away from; to the side |
Synonyms: |
abreast, afar, alone, alongside, apart, away, beside, by oneself, down, in isolation, in reserve, near, nearby, neck and neck, out, out of the way, privately, separately, sidewise |
Antonyms: |
middle |
| 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: | by |
| Part of Speech: | preposition |
| Definition: | next to |
Synonyms: |
along, alongside, beside, by way of, close to, near, nearby, nigh, over, past, round |
| Main Entry: | circa |
| Part of Speech: | preposition |
| Definition: | approximately |
Synonyms: |
about, around, close on, in the region of, near, nearby, nigh, roughly |
| Main Entry: | contiguous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | adjacent, in contact |
Synonyms: |
abutting, adjoining, approximal, beside, bordering, close, contactual, conterminous, juxtaposed, juxtapositional, meeting, near, near-at-hand, nearby, neighboring, next, next door to, next to, touching |
Antonyms: |
divided, separated |