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100 Best Synonyms for “Near”

July 8, 2026

100 Best Synonyms for

No. Item Definition
1. a few steps away only slightly distant
2. a short way away near in distance
3. a step away very close by
4. a stone’s throw a very short distance
5. about nearby or approximately
6. abutting touching at an edge
7. adjacent next to something
8. adjoining sharing a boundary
9. alongside next to or beside
10. around in the nearby area
11. at hand close in place or time
12. before long after a short time
13. beside at the side of
14. bordering next to and adjoining
15. borderline near a dividing line
16. bosom very close and intimate
17. by beside or close to
18. circa approximately, especially dates
19. close at a short distance
20. closer more near
21. closest most near
22. closing in moving nearer
23. coming up approaching in time
24. comparable to similar enough for comparison
25. contiguous touching or sharing a border
26. dear close and much loved
27. early soon in time
28. expected likely to happen soon
29. familiar closely acquainted
30. flanking positioned at the side
31. following next after something
32. forthcoming about to happen soon
33. fringing bordering along an edge
34. give or take approximately, with slight variation
35. hair’s-breadth extremely close distance
36. hairbreadth extremely close distance
37. hard by very close by
38. immediate nearest or without delay
39. imminent about to happen
40. impending about to occur soon
41. in prospect expected to happen soon
42. in sight likely to happen soon
43. in the neighborhood in the nearby area
44. in the offing likely to happen soon
45. in the vicinity in the nearby area
46. incipient just beginning to happen
47. just about almost or approximately
48. just around the corner coming very soon
49. juxtaposed placed directly beside
50. little short of almost equivalent to
51. locally in the nearby area
52. looming approaching, often threateningly
53. marginal near the edge or limit
54. more or less approximately; nearly
55. nearby not far away
56. nearer more close
57. nearest most close
58. nearly almost but not quite
59. neighbor be situated next to
60. neighboring situated next to or nearby
61. next to directly beside something
62. next-door in the next building
63. nigh near in time or place
64. not far a short distance away
65. on the brink of very close to happening
66. on the cusp of at the point of change
67. on the edge of very close to
68. on the order of approximately that amount
69. on the threshold of about to enter or happen
70. on the verge of very close to happening
71. or so approximately
72. parallel to similar or alongside
73. pending awaiting or soon to happen
74. peripheral near the outer edge
75. practically almost or nearly
76. presently soon or shortly
77. prospective likely or expected to happen
78. proximate close in place or relation
79. rising becoming greater or nearer
80. rough approximate, not exact
81. roughly approximately; not exactly
82. shortly in a short time
83. skirting running along the edge of
84. some approximately, before a number
85. something like approximately or similar to
86. somewhere around approximately near a value
87. soon after a short time
88. subsequent coming after something
89. surrounding near and around something
90. upcoming happening soon
91. verging on approaching a state or quality
92. virtually almost entirely
93. well-nigh almost or nearly
94. within a whisker extremely close
95. within an ace extremely close
96. within earshot close enough to hear
97. within inches extremely close
98. within range close enough for action
99. within reach close enough to reach
100. within sight close enough to see

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