" near "

1: close to;

  * e.g., " ... please don't cough near me "

•  Synonyms : 

•  about,

•  around,

•  by,

•  next to,

•  nigh

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: being the less far of two;

  * e.g., " ... grab the comforter from the near side of the bed and fold it in half "

•  Synonyms : 

•  closer,

•  hither,

•  nigher,

•  this

•  Antonyms : 

•  far,

•  farther,

•  further,

•  opposite,

•  other,

•  that

2: being such only when compared to something else;

  * e.g., " ... the incessant busyness of the family next-door makes us look like we live in near retirement "

•  Synonyms : 

•  almost,

•  approximate,

•  comparative,

•  relative

•  Antonyms : 

•  absolute,

•  complete,

•  downright,

•  out-and-out,

•  outright,

•  perfect,

•  pure,

•  unqualified

3: closely resembling the object imitated;

  * e.g., " ... the dress is made from a near silk that would fool anyone but an expert "

•  Synonyms : 

•  lifelike,

•  living,

•  natural,

•  naturalistic,

•  photo-realistic,

•  realistic,

•  three-dimensional

•  Antonyms : 

•  nonnatural,

•  nonrealistic,

•  unnatural,

•  unrealistic

1: at, within, or to a short distance or time;

  * e.g., " ... as the campers grew cold, so they gravitated nearer to the campfire "

•  Synonyms : 

•  around,

•  by,

•  close,

•  hard,

•  in,

•  nearby,

•  nigh

•  Antonyms : 

•  exactly,

•  precisely

2: to a close degree;

  * e.g., " ... copy the artist's drawing into your own sketchbook as near as you can "

•  Synonyms : 

•  closely,

•  nearly

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: very close to but not completely;

  * e.g., " ... it's near six o'clock, so we should start preparing dinner "

•  Synonyms : 

•  about,

•  all but,

•  almost,

•  borderline,

•  fair,

•  fairly,

•  feckly,

•  more or less,

•  most,

•  much,

•  nearly,

•  next to,

•  nigh,

•  practically,

•  somewhere,

•  virtually,

•  well-nigh

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to come near or nearer;

  * e.g., " ... as the procession nears, you'll be able to take a better picture of the graduates "

•  Synonyms : 

•  approach,

•  belly up,

•  close,

•  close in,

•  come up,

•  draw on,

•  nigh

•  Antonyms : 

•  back (up or away),

•  recede,

•  retire,

•  retreat,

•  withdraw

2: to move closer to;

  * e.g., " ... as we near the church, you'll be able to see the bas-relief sculptures better "

•  Synonyms : 

•  advance,

•  approach,

•  come,

•  nigh

•  Antonyms : 

•  go,

•  recede (from),

•  retreat,

•  withdraw

1: a barely successful escape from something undesirable;

  * e.g., " ... a near miss with death prompted him to give up skydiving "

•  Synonyms : 

•  close call,

•  close shave

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: a barely successful escape from something undesirable;

  * e.g., " ... a near miss with death prompted him to give up skydiving "

•  Synonyms : 

•  close calls,

•  close shaves

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: noticeable movement of air in a particular direction;

  * e.g., " ... there's a wind coming from underneath the front door "

•  Synonyms : 

•  current,

•  draft

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: a prevailing or general movement or inclination;

  * e.g., " ... the winds of public opinion are changing on this issue "

•  Synonyms : 

•  current,

•  direction,

•  drift,

•  leaning,

•  run,

•  tendency,

•  tide,

•  trend

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: language that is impressive-sounding but not meaningful or sincere;

  * e.g., " ... the speech contained nothing of substance and was just a lot of wind "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bombast,

•  fustian,

•  gas,

•  grandiloquence,

•  hot air,

•  oratory,

•  rhetoric,

•  verbiage

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: a barely successful escape from something undesirable;

  * e.g., " ... The pilot's near escape after the crash was the talk of the town for weeks. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  close call,

•  close shave,

•  near miss

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: a barely successful escape from something undesirable;

  * e.g., " ... The pilot's near escape after the crash was the talk of the town for weeks. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  close calls,

•  close shaves,

•  near misses

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: in every place or in all places;

  * e.g., " ... Protests took place at schools far and near. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  all over,

•  everyplace,

•  everywhere,

•  far and wide,

•  high and low,

•  throughout

•  Antonyms : 

•  nowhere