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- closely
collapse - in a close relation or position in time or space; "the onsets were closely timed"; "houses set closely together"; "was closely involved in monitoring daily progress"
- in a close manner; "the two phenomena are intimately connected"; "the person most nearly concerned" related words >
- all but,
- almost,
- as good as,
- barely,
- carefully,
- close,
- compactly,
- densely,
- firmly,
- hardly,
- heavily,
- heedfully,
- intently,
- just about,
- meticulously,
- mindfully,
- minutely,
- narrowly,
- near,
- nearly,
- nigh,
- nighhand,
- not quite,
- only just,
- pretty near,
- punctiliously,
- scrupulously,
- sharply,
- solidly,
- thick,
- thickly,
- thoughtfully,
- well-nigh
- about to,
- at next hand,
- at the limit,
- at the periphery,
- at the threshold,
- bordering on,
- close to,
- close upon,
- hard on,
- marginally,
- near,
- near to,
- near upon,
- nearabout,
- next door to,
- nigh,
- nigh about,
- not far from,
- on the borderline,
- on the edge,
- on the point,
- on the verge,
- peripherally,
- verging on,
- verging upon
- about to,
- at next hand,
- at the limit,
- at the periphery,
- at the threshold,
- bordering on,
- close to,
- close upon,
- hard on,
- marginally,
- near,
- near to,
- near upon,
- nearabout,
- next door to,
- nigh,
- nigh about,
- not far from,
- on the borderline,
- on the brink,
- on the edge,
- on the point,
- peripherally,
- verging on,
- verging upon
- about,
- all but,
- all in all,
- almost,
- almost entirely,
- approaching,
- approximately,
- around,
- as good as,
- barely,
- by and large,
- chiefly,
- circa,
- close,
- close to,
- closely,
- effectually,
- essentially,
- exactly,
- hardly,
- identically,
- in,
- in effect,
- in essence,
- in the main,
- just about,
- mainly,
- more or less,
- most,
- mostly,
- much,
- narrowly,
- near,
- nearabout,
- nearing,
- nigh,
- nighhand,
- not quite,
- on balance,
- on the whole,
- only just,
- plus ou moins,
- practically,
- precisely,
- pretty near,
- roughly,
- round,
- roundly,
- rudely,
- say,
- scarcely,
- some,
- somewhere,
- substantially,
- virtually,
- well-nigh
- approximately
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- (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct; "lasted approximately an hour"; "in just about a minute"; "he's about 30 years old"; "I've had about all I can stand"; "we meet about once a month"; "some forty people came"; "weighs around a hundred pounds"; "roughly $3,000"; "holds 3 gallons, more or less"; "20 or so people were at the party" related words >
- about,
- all but,
- all in all,
- almost,
- almost entirely,
- approaching,
- approximatively,
- around,
- by and large,
- chiefly,
- circa,
- close to,
- effectually,
- essentially,
- for practical purposes,
- generally,
- generally speaking,
- in round numbers,
- in the main,
- mainly,
- more or less,
- most,
- mostly,
- much,
- nearabout,
- nearly,
- nigh,
- on balance,
- on the whole,
- plus ou moins,
- practically,
- roughly,
- roughly speaking,
- roundly,
- say,
- some,
- substantially,
- virtually,
- well-nigh
- about,
- all but,
- almost,
- along toward,
- approach,
- approaching,
- approximate,
- approximating,
- arm-in-arm,
- around,
- as good as,
- aside,
- at close quarters,
- at hand,
- at next hand,
- beside,
- bordering on,
- burning,
- by,
- cheek-by-jowl,
- circa,
- close,
- close about,
- close at hand,
- close by,
- close to,
- close upon,
- closely,
- come near,
- converge,
- counterclockwise,
- draw near,
- draw nigh,
- fast by,
- hand-in-hand,
- hard,
- hard by,
- hard on,
- hereabout,
- hereabouts,
- hot,
- immediate,
- in spitting distance,
- intimate,
- just about,
- larboard,
- left,
- left-hand,
- left-wing,
- left-wingish,
- levorotatory,
- liberal,
- near,
- near at hand,
- near the mark,
- near to,
- near upon,
- nearabout,
- nearabouts,
- nearby,
- nearing,
- nearish,
- nearly,
- next door to,
- nigh about,
- nighhand,
- nighish,
- not far,
- not far from,
- not quite,
- only a step,
- port,
- pretty near,
- propinque,
- proximal,
- proximate,
- radical,
- round,
- side-by-side,
- sinister,
- sinistral,
- sinistrocerebral,
- sinistrocular,
- sinistrogyrate,
- sinistrorse,
- thereabout,
- thereabouts,
- verging on,
- verging upon,
- vicinal,
- warm,
- well-nigh,
- within call,
- within earshot,
- within hearing,
- within reach
- about,
- along toward,
- around,
- at close quarters,
- at hand,
- close,
- close about,
- close at hand,
- close by,
- fast by,
- hard,
- hard by,
- hereabout,
- hereabouts,
- in spitting distance,
- in that place,
- in that vicinity,
- in those parts,
- near,
- near at hand,
- nearabout,
- nearabouts,
- nearby,
- nigh,
- nigh about,
- not far,
- only a step,
- there,
- thereabout,
- thereat,
- thither,
- thitherward,
- thitherwards,
- to that place,
- within call,
- within earshot,
- within hearing,
- within reach
- about,
- accessible,
- along toward,
- approachable,
- around,
- at close quarters,
- at hand,
- attainable,
- attendant,
- available,
- close,
- close about,
- close at hand,
- close by,
- come-at-able,
- fast by,
- findable,
- getatable,
- gettable,
- hard,
- hard by,
- hereabout,
- hereabouts,
- immanent,
- immediate,
- in spitting distance,
- in view,
- indwelling,
- inherent,
- near,
- near at hand,
- nearabout,
- nearabouts,
- nearby,
- nigh,
- nigh about,
- not far,
- obtainable,
- on board,
- on deck,
- on hand,
- only a step,
- open,
- open to,
- penetrable,
- pervious,
- present,
- procurable,
- reachable,
- securable,
- thereabout,
- thereabouts,
- to be had,
- within call,
- within earshot,
- within hearing,
- within sight
- about
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- in the area or vicinity; "a few spectators standing about"; "hanging around"; "waited around for the next flight"
- all around or on all sides; "dirty clothes lying around (or about)"; "let's look about for help"; "There were trees growing all around"; "she looked around her"
- in or to a reversed position or direction; "about face"; "suddenly she turned around"
- to or among many different places or in no particular direction; "wandering about with no place to go"; "people were rushing about"; "news gets around (or about)"; "traveled around in Asia"; "he needs advice from someone who's been around"; "she sleeps around"
- (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; "the job is (just) about done"; "the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded"; "we're almost finished"; "the car all but ran her down"; "he nearly fainted"; "talked for nigh onto 2 hours"; "the recording is well-nigh perfect"; "virtually all the parties signed the contract"; "I was near exhausted by the run"; "most everyone agrees"
- in rotation or succession; "turn about is fair play" related words >
- again,
- aimlessly,
- all but,
- all over,
- all round,
- almost,
- along toward,
- alongside,
- anent,
- any which way,
- anyhow,
- anywise,
- approximately,
- apropos,
- apropos of,
- around,
- as for,
- as regards,
- as respects,
- as to,
- at close quarters,
- at hand,
- at random,
- back,
- back and forth,
- backward,
- beside,
- carelessly,
- casually,
- circa,
- circuitously,
- close,
- close about,
- close at hand,
- close by,
- close to,
- close upon,
- concerning,
- encircling,
- everywhere,
- far and wide,
- fast by,
- haphazard,
- haphazardly,
- hard,
- hard by,
- helter-skelter,
- here and there,
- hereabout,
- hereabouts,
- in all directions,
- in connection with,
- in point of,
- in re,
- in reference to,
- in regard to,
- in relation to,
- in relation with,
- in respect to,
- in reverse,
- in spitting distance,
- in the air,
- in the neighborhood,
- in the vicinity,
- involving,
- just about,
- more or less,
- most,
- much,
- near,
- near at hand,
- near enough to,
- near upon,
- nearabout,
- nearabouts,
- nearby,
- nearly,
- nigh,
- nigh about,
- not far,
- not far from,
- of,
- on,
- on every side,
- only a step,
- pertaining to,
- pertinent to,
- plus ou moins,
- practically,
- prevalent,
- random,
- randomly,
- re,
- referring to,
- regarding,
- relating to,
- relative to,
- respecting,
- roughly,
- round,
- round about,
- some,
- somewhere about,
- speaking of,
- surrounding,
- thereabout,
- thereabouts,
- through,
- throughout,
- to and fro,
- touching,
- up and down,
- upon,
- upwards of,
- well-nigh,
- with,
- with regard to,
- with respect to,
- within call,
- within earshot,
- within hearing,
- within reach
- nearby
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- close at hand; "the nearby towns"; "concentrated his study on the nearby planet Venus"
- not far away in relative terms; "she works nearby"; "the planets orbiting nearby are Venus and Mars" related words >
- about,
- accessible,
- adjacent,
- along toward,
- around,
- aside,
- at close quarters,
- at hand,
- away,
- beside,
- by,
- circa,
- close,
- close about,
- close at hand,
- close by,
- convenient,
- convenient to,
- easily reached,
- fast by,
- handy,
- hard,
- hard by,
- hereabout,
- hereabouts,
- immediate,
- in juxtaposition,
- in spitting distance,
- in the vicinity,
- near,
- near at hand,
- nearabout,
- nearabouts,
- nigh,
- nigh about,
- not far,
- on one side,
- on the side,
- only a step,
- propinquant,
- propinquous,
- ready at hand,
- round,
- sidelong,
- thereabout,
- thereabouts,
- to hand,
- to one side,
- to the side,
- within call,
- within earshot,
- within hearing,
- within reach
- accost,
- advance,
- anticipate,
- approach,
- appropinquate,
- approximate,
- await,
- be destined,
- be fated,
- be imminent,
- be in store,
- be to be,
- be to come,
- bear down on,
- bear down upon,
- bear up,
- brew,
- close,
- close in,
- close with,
- come,
- come closer,
- come forward,
- come near,
- come on,
- come up,
- confront,
- converge,
- draw nigh,
- draw on,
- encounter,
- expect,
- face,
- foresee,
- foretell,
- forthcome,
- gain upon,
- gather,
- hang over,
- hope,
- hover,
- impend,
- lie ahead,
- lie over,
- look for,
- look forward to,
- loom,
- lower,
- menace,
- narrow the gap,
- near,
- nigh,
- overhang,
- plan,
- plot,
- predict,
- project,
- prophesy,
- proximate,
- sidle up to,
- step up,
- threaten
- practically
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- in a practical manner; "practically orientated institutions such as business schools"; "a brilliant man but so practically inept that he needed help to cross the road safely"
- almost; nearly; "practically the first thing I saw when I got off the train"; "he was practically the only guest at the party"; "there was practically no garden at all" related words >
- about,
- advantageously,
- advisably,
- all but,
- almost,
- appropriately,
- approximately,
- approximatively,
- as good as,
- as much as,
- at bottom,
- basically,
- clearly,
- congruously,
- conveniently,
- decently,
- desirably,
- effectively,
- effectually,
- efficiently,
- essentially,
- expediently,
- feasibly,
- fitly,
- fittingly,
- for practical purposes,
- functionally,
- fundamentally,
- generally,
- generally speaking,
- handily,
- in effect,
- in essence,
- in round numbers,
- just about,
- matter-of-factly,
- morally,
- more or less,
- most,
- much,
- nearabout,
- nigh,
- opportunely,
- profitably,
- properly,
- rationally,
- realistically,
- reasonably,
- rightly,
- roughly,
- roughly speaking,
- roundly,
- say,
- seasonably,
- sensibly,
- serviceably,
- simply,
- sortably,
- suitably,
- to advantage,
- to good effect,
- to good use,
- to profit,
- usefully,
- virtually,
- well-nigh
- converge
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- come together so as to form a single product; "Social forces converged to bring the Fascists back to power"
- move or draw together at a certain location; "The crowd converged on the movie star"
- be adjacent or come together; "The lines converge at this point"
- approach a limit as the number of terms increases without limit related words >
- adhere,
- approach,
- assemble,
- blend,
- bring into focus,
- bunch,
- bunch up,
- center,
- centralize,
- clinch,
- close,
- close in,
- close up,
- close with,
- clot,
- cluster,
- cohere,
- coincide,
- collect,
- come near,
- come together,
- communicate,
- concenter,
- concentralize,
- concentrate,
- congregate,
- connect,
- copulate,
- couple,
- crowd,
- date,
- draw near,
- draw nigh,
- embrace,
- fall in with,
- flock together,
- flow together,
- focalize,
- focus,
- forgather,
- funnel,
- fuse,
- gang around,
- gang up,
- gather,
- gather around,
- go together,
- grow together,
- hang together,
- herd together,
- hive,
- hold together,
- horde,
- huddle,
- intercommunicate,
- intersect,
- join,
- knit,
- league,
- link,
- mass,
- meet,
- merge,
- mill,
- muster,
- narrow the gap,
- near,
- nigh,
- nip,
- pinch,
- rally,
- rally around,
- rendezvous,
- run together,
- seethe,
- stream,
- surge,
- swarm,
- taper,
- throng,
- unite
- around
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- in circumference; "the trunk is ten feet around"; "the pond is two miles around"
- by a circular or circuitous route; "He came all the way around the base"; "the road goes around the pond"
- in a circle or circular motion; "The wheels are spinning around"
- to a particular destination either specified or understood; "she came around to see me"; "I invited them around for supper" related words >
- about,
- again,
- alive,
- all about,
- all over,
- all round,
- all through,
- almost,
- along toward,
- anticlockwise,
- any which way,
- anyhow,
- anywise,
- approximately,
- at close quarters,
- at hand,
- at random,
- back,
- backward,
- by,
- by way of,
- circa,
- clockwise,
- close,
- close about,
- close at hand,
- close by,
- close upon,
- counterclockwise,
- encircling,
- enclosing,
- encompassing,
- enveloping,
- every which way,
- everywhence,
- everywhere,
- everywhither,
- existent,
- existing,
- far and wide,
- fast by,
- from every quarter,
- haphazard,
- haphazardly,
- hard,
- hard by,
- head over heels,
- heels over head,
- helter-skelter,
- here and there,
- hereabout,
- hereabouts,
- in a circle,
- in a spin,
- in a whirl,
- in all directions,
- in circles,
- in every quarter,
- in reverse,
- in spitting distance,
- in the neighborhood,
- in the vicinity,
- just about,
- living,
- near,
- near at hand,
- near enough to,
- near upon,
- nearabout,
- nearabouts,
- nearby,
- nearly,
- nigh,
- nigh about,
- not far,
- on all sides,
- on every side,
- only a step,
- over,
- passing by,
- passing through,
- random,
- randomly,
- roughly,
- round,
- round about,
- round and round,
- somewhere about,
- surrounding,
- thereabout,
- thereabouts,
- through,
- throughout,
- upwards of,
- via,
- widdershins,
- within call,
- within earshot,
- within hearing,
- within reach
- about,
- about to be,
- accessible,
- adaptable,
- after a time,
- after a while,
- afterward,
- afterwards,
- all-around,
- along toward,
- already in sight,
- anon,
- approaching,
- around,
- at close quarters,
- at hand,
- available,
- before long,
- brewing,
- by and by,
- by destiny,
- close,
- close about,
- close at hand,
- close by,
- coming,
- convenient,
- fast by,
- fatally,
- forthcoming,
- future,
- gathering,
- going to happen,
- handy,
- hard,
- hard by,
- hereabout,
- hereabouts,
- hopefully,
- immediate,
- imminent,
- imminently,
- impendent,
- impending,
- in aftertime,
- in danger imminent,
- in prospect,
- in reserve,
- in spitting distance,
- in store,
- in the cards,
- in the future,
- in the offing,
- in the wind,
- in view,
- instant,
- later,
- looming,
- lowering,
- lurking,
- menacing,
- near,
- near at hand,
- nearabout,
- nearabouts,
- nearby,
- nearing,
- nigh,
- nigh about,
- not far,
- of all work,
- on call,
- on deck,
- on hand,
- on tap,
- on the horizon,
- only a step,
- overhanging,
- predictably,
- preparing,
- probably,
- proximo,
- ready,
- soon,
- that will be,
- thereabout,
- thereabouts,
- threatening,
- to come,
- to hand,
- tomorrow,
- upcoming,
- versatile,
- waiting,
- within call,
- within earshot,
- within hearing,
- within reach
- about,
- about to be,
- accessible,
- adaptable,
- all-around,
- along toward,
- already in sight,
- approaching,
- around,
- at close quarters,
- attendant,
- available,
- brewing,
- close,
- close about,
- close at hand,
- close by,
- coming,
- convenient,
- convenient to,
- easily reached,
- fast by,
- forthcoming,
- future,
- gathering,
- going to happen,
- handy,
- hard,
- hard by,
- hereabout,
- hereabouts,
- immanent,
- immediate,
- imminent,
- impendent,
- impending,
- in danger imminent,
- in prospect,
- in reserve,
- in spitting distance,
- in store,
- in the cards,
- in the offing,
- in the wind,
- in view,
- indwelling,
- inherent,
- instant,
- looming,
- lowering,
- lurking,
- menacing,
- near,
- near at hand,
- nearabout,
- nearabouts,
- nearby,
- nearing,
- nigh,
- nigh about,
- not far,
- of all work,
- on board,
- on call,
- on deck,
- on hand,
- on tap,
- on the horizon,
- only a step,
- overhanging,
- preparing,
- present,
- propinquant,
- propinquous,
- ready,
- ready at hand,
- that will be,
- thereabout,
- thereabouts,
- threatening,
- to come,
- to hand,
- upcoming,
- versatile,
- waiting,
- within call,
- within earshot,
- within hearing,
- within reach,
- within sight
- about,
- all but,
- almost,
- approximately,
- approximatively,
- as good as,
- circa,
- fairly,
- for practical purposes,
- generally,
- generally speaking,
- in round numbers,
- just about,
- kind of,
- moderately,
- most,
- nearly,
- plus ou moins,
- practically,
- pretty,
- rather,
- roughly,
- roughly speaking,
- roundly,
- say,
- some,
- something,
- sort of,
- well-nigh
- contiguous
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- very close or connected in space or time; "contiguous events"; "immediate contact"; "the immediate vicinity"; "the immediate past" related words >
- approximate
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- located close together; "with heads close together"; "approximate leaves grow together but are not united"
- very close in resemblance; "sketched in an approximate likeness"; "a near likeness"
- not quite exact or correct; "the approximate time was 10 o'clock"; "a rough guess"; "a ballpark estimate"
- be close or similar; "Her results approximate my own" related words >
- accost,
- advance,
- advancing,
- ape,
- appear like,
- approach,
- approaching,
- appropinquate,
- approximating,
- approximative,
- arm-in-arm,
- assimilate,
- attracted to,
- be around,
- be like,
- be near,
- be redolent of,
- bear down on,
- bear down upon,
- bear resemblance,
- bear up,
- begin to,
- bring near,
- bring to mind,
- burning,
- call,
- call to mind,
- call up,
- cheek-by-jowl,
- close,
- close in,
- close with,
- come,
- come close,
- come closer,
- come forward,
- come near,
- come on,
- come up,
- coming,
- comparable,
- compare with,
- confront,
- connaturalize,
- copy,
- correspond,
- counterfeit,
- draw near,
- draw nigh,
- drawn to,
- encounter,
- estimated,
- evoke,
- favor,
- follow,
- forthcoming,
- gain upon,
- get warm,
- hand-in-hand,
- homologous,
- hot,
- imitate,
- imminent,
- imprecise,
- inaccurate,
- incorrect,
- inexact,
- intimate,
- judge,
- lax,
- like,
- look like,
- loose,
- match,
- mimic,
- mirror,
- much at one,
- much the same,
- narrow the gap,
- near,
- near the mark,
- nearing,
- nearish,
- nearly reproduce,
- nearly the same,
- negligent,
- nigh,
- nighish,
- not tell apart,
- oncoming,
- out of line,
- out of plumb,
- out of square,
- out of true,
- parallel,
- partake of,
- place,
- propinque,
- proximal,
- proximate,
- put,
- quasi,
- reckon,
- relatable,
- relative,
- remind one of,
- resemble,
- rough,
- rude,
- same but different,
- savor of,
- seem like,
- side-by-side,
- sidle up to,
- similar,
- similarize,
- simulate,
- smack of,
- sound like,
- stack up with,
- step up,
- suggest,
- take after,
- to come,
- unfactual,
- unprecise,
- unrigorous,
- upcoming,
- verge on,
- vicinal,
- warm
- impend
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- be imminent or about to happen; "Changes are impending" related words >
- approach,
- await,
- be as expected,
- be imminent,
- be in store,
- beetle,
- brew,
- come on,
- confront,
- draw near,
- draw nigh,
- draw on,
- expect it of,
- face,
- forthcome,
- gather,
- hang out,
- hang over,
- hover,
- impend over,
- jut,
- lie over,
- loom,
- lower,
- menace,
- near,
- overhang,
- project,
- project over,
- threaten,
- thrust over
- sinistral
collapse
- of or on the left; "a sinistral gastropod shell with the apex upward has its opening on the left when facing the observer"; "a sinistral flatfish lies with the left eye uppermost"
- preferring to use left foot or hand or eye; "sinistral individuals exhibit dominance of the left hand and eye" related words >
- backhand,
- backhanded,
- circuitous,
- counterclockwise,
- deflectional,
- deviant,
- deviative,
- devious,
- digressive,
- divagational,
- divergent,
- excursive,
- indirect,
- larboard,
- left,
- left-hand,
- left-handed,
- left-wing,
- left-wingish,
- levorotatory,
- liberal,
- near,
- nigh,
- oblique,
- port,
- radical,
- side,
- sidelong,
- sinister,
- sinistrocerebral,
- sinistrocular,
- sinistrogyrate,
- sinistromanual,
- sinistrorse,
- southpaw
- accost,
- advance,
- approach,
- appropinquate,
- approximate,
- bear down on,
- bear down upon,
- bear up,
- center,
- centralize,
- close,
- close in,
- close up,
- close with,
- come,
- come closer,
- come forward,
- come near,
- come on,
- come together,
- come up,
- concenter,
- concentralize,
- concentrate,
- confront,
- converge,
- draw near,
- draw nigh,
- encounter,
- fall in with,
- funnel,
- gain upon,
- intersect,
- meet,
- near,
- nip,
- pinch,
- proximate,
- run together,
- sidle up to,
- step up,
- taper,
- unite
- a outrance,
- absolutely,
- actually,
- all but,
- all in all,
- all out,
- almost entirely,
- approximately,
- as good as,
- as much as,
- at bottom,
- at heart,
- at the core,
- au fond,
- basically,
- beyond all bounds,
- beyond compare,
- beyond comparison,
- beyond measure,
- by and large,
- chiefly,
- completely,
- dead,
- downright,
- effectually,
- extremely,
- flat out,
- fundamentally,
- immeasurably,
- in essence,
- in itself,
- in substance,
- in the extreme,
- in the main,
- incalculably,
- indefinitely,
- infinitely,
- mainly,
- materially,
- most,
- mostly,
- on balance,
- on the whole,
- per se,
- perfectly,
- practically,
- primarily,
- purely,
- radically,
- really,
- substantially,
- totally,
- unconditionally,
- unequivocally,
- utterly,
- virtually,
- well-nigh,
- with a vengeance
- about,
- approaching,
- approximate,
- approximating,
- arm-in-arm,
- around,
- burning,
- cheek-by-jowl,
- circa,
- close,
- close about,
- close upon,
- hand-in-hand,
- hot,
- in the neighborhood,
- in the vicinity,
- intimate,
- just about,
- near,
- near enough to,
- near the mark,
- near upon,
- nearing,
- nearish,
- nigh,
- nighish,
- propinque,
- proximal,
- proximate,
- round,
- round about,
- side-by-side,
- somewhere about,
- upwards of,
- vicinal,
- warm
- accost,
- advance,
- approach,
- appropinquate,
- approximate,
- bear down on,
- bear down upon,
- bear up,
- catch up with,
- close,
- close in,
- close with,
- come,
- come closer,
- come forward,
- come near,
- come on,
- come up,
- come up to,
- come up with,
- confront,
- draw near,
- draw nigh,
- encounter,
- gain on,
- lap,
- leave behind,
- leave standing,
- narrow the gap,
- near,
- outpace,
- outrun,
- outsail,
- outstrip,
- overhaul,
- overtake,
- pass,
- proximate,
- sidle up to,
- step up
- approach,
- arch over,
- await,
- be imminent,
- be in store,
- beetle,
- bestraddle,
- bestride,
- brew,
- bridge,
- come on,
- confront,
- draw near,
- draw nigh,
- draw on,
- extend over,
- face,
- forthcome,
- gather,
- hang out,
- hover,
- imbricate,
- impend,
- impend over,
- jut,
- lap,
- lap over,
- lie over,
- loom,
- lower,
- menace,
- near,
- overarch,
- overhang,
- overlap,
- overlie,
- override,
- project,
- project over,
- shingle,
- span,
- threaten,
- thrust over
- abeam,
- above,
- abreast,
- additionally,
- again,
- agitated,
- all included,
- along by,
- alongside,
- also,
- altogether,
- among other things,
- and all,
- and also,
- and so,
- apart from,
- as compared with,
- as well,
- aside,
- aside from,
- au reste,
- away from,
- bar,
- barring,
- besides,
- beyond,
- but,
- by,
- by comparison with,
- close to,
- compared with,
- crazy,
- else,
- en plus,
- ex,
- except,
- except for,
- excepting,
- excluding,
- exclusive of,
- extra,
- farther,
- for lagniappe,
- further,
- furthermore,
- hard by,
- in addition,
- in apposition,
- in comparison with,
- in conjunction,
- in juxtaposition,
- inter alia,
- into the bargain,
- item,
- leaving out,
- let alone,
- likewise,
- mad,
- more,
- moreover,
- near,
- nearby,
- next to,
- nigh,
- off,
- omitting,
- on the side,
- on top of,
- opposite,
- outside of,
- over,
- over against,
- over and above,
- overwrought,
- plus,
- precluding,
- round,
- save,
- save and except,
- saving,
- similarly,
- taken with,
- than,
- then,
- therewith,
- to boot,
- too,
- unless,
- upset,
- with,
- without,
- yet
- Gospel side,
- cantorial side,
- counterclockwise,
- larboard,
- left,
- left hand,
- left of center,
- left-hand,
- left-hand side,
- left-winger,
- left-wingish,
- leftism,
- leftist,
- levorotatory,
- liberal,
- liberalism,
- liberalist,
- liberalistic,
- near,
- near side,
- nigh,
- on the left,
- port,
- port tack,
- portside,
- progressive,
- progressivism,
- progressivistic,
- radical,
- sinister,
- sinistral,
- sinistrocerebral,
- sinistrocular,
- sinistrogyrate,
- sinistrorse,
- verso,
- wrong side
- by
collapse
- so as to pass a given point; "every hour a train goes past" related words >
- abeam,
- abreast,
- accommodated to,
- according to,
- adapted to,
- adieu,
- adjusted to,
- after,
- agreeable to,
- agreeably to,
- all through,
- along by,
- alongside,
- among,
- answerable to,
- around,
- as to,
- aside,
- at,
- back,
- beside,
- by dint of,
- by means of,
- by use of,
- by virtue of,
- by way of,
- bye-bye,
- conformable to,
- congruent with,
- consistent with,
- farewell,
- from,
- good-bye,
- hereby,
- herewith,
- in,
- in accordance with,
- in agreement with,
- in compliance with,
- in conformity with,
- in correspondence to,
- in harmony with,
- in keeping with,
- in line with,
- in lock-step with,
- in obedience to,
- in reserve,
- in step with,
- in uniformity with,
- in virtue of,
- near,
- nearby,
- next to,
- nigh,
- on,
- over,
- passing by,
- passing through,
- per,
- proper to,
- round,
- round about,
- so long,
- suitable for,
- thanks to,
- thereby,
- therewith,
- through,
- to,
- toward,
- uniform with,
- upon,
- via,
- whereby,
- wherewith,
- wherewithal,
- with
- proximate
collapse
- very close in space or time; "proximate words"; "proximate houses"
- closest in degree or order (space or time) especially in a chain of causes and effects; "news of his proximate arrival"; "interest in proximate rather than ultimate goals" related words >
- advancing,
- appendant,
- approaching,
- approximate,
- approximating,
- approximative,
- arm-in-arm,
- attracted to,
- burning,
- cheek-by-jowl,
- close,
- coming,
- comparable,
- consequent,
- drawn to,
- ensuing,
- following,
- forthcoming,
- hand-in-hand,
- homologous,
- hot,
- immediate,
- imminent,
- impending,
- intimate,
- like,
- near,
- near the mark,
- nearby,
- nearing,
- nearish,
- next,
- nigh,
- nighish,
- oncoming,
- posterior,
- postpositional,
- postpositive,
- propinque,
- proximal,
- relatable,
- rough,
- rude,
- sequacious,
- sequent,
- sequential,
- side-by-side,
- similar,
- subsequent,
- succeeding,
- successive,
- suffixed,
- to come,
- upcoming,
- vicinal,
- warm
- near
collapse
- not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances; "near neighbors"; "in the near future"; "they are near equals"; "his nearest approach to success"; "a very near thing"; "a near hit by the bomb"; "she was near tears"; "she was close to tears"; "had a close call"
- closely resembling the genuine article; "near beer"; "a dress of near satin"
- near in time or place or relationship; "as the wedding day drew near"; "stood near the door"; "don't shoot until they come near"; "getting near to the true explanation"; "her mother is always near"; "The end draws nigh"; "the bullet didn't come close"; "don't get too close to the fire" related words >
- about,
- about to be,
- abutting,
- accost,
- adjacent,
- adjoining,
- advance,
- advancing,
- all but,
- almost,
- along toward,
- already in sight,
- among,
- angustifoliate,
- angustirostrate,
- angustisellate,
- angustiseptal,
- anticipate,
- ape,
- appear like,
- approach,
- approaching,
- appropinquate,
- approximate,
- approximating,
- approximative,
- arm-in-arm,
- around,
- as good as,
- aside,
- at,
- at close quarters,
- at hand,
- at next hand,
- attached,
- attracted to,
- avaricious,
- await,
- be destined,
- be fated,
- be imminent,
- be in store,
- be like,
- be redolent of,
- be to be,
- be to come,
- bear down on,
- bear down upon,
- bear resemblance,
- bear up,
- beside,
- bordering on,
- brew,
- brewing,
- bring to mind,
- burning,
- by,
- call to mind,
- call up,
- cheap,
- cheek-by-jowl,
- circa,
- circumscribed,
- close,
- close about,
- close at hand,
- close by,
- close in,
- close to,
- close upon,
- close with,
- close-by,
- close-fitting,
- closefisted,
- closely,
- come,
- come close,
- come closer,
- come forward,
- come near,
- come on,
- come up,
- coming,
- comparable,
- compare with,
- confined,
- confront,
- connected,
- constricted,
- contiguous,
- converge,
- copy,
- correspond,
- counterclockwise,
- counterfeit,
- cramp,
- cramped,
- crowded,
- draw near,
- draw nigh,
- draw on,
- drawn to,
- encounter,
- equal,
- evoke,
- expect,
- face,
- familiar,
- fast by,
- favor,
- follow,
- foresee,
- foretell,
- forthcome,
- forthcoming,
- from,
- future,
- gain upon,
- gather,
- gathering,
- going to happen,
- hairbreadth,
- hand and glove,
- hand-in-hand,
- hang over,
- hard,
- hard by,
- hard on,
- hardfisted,
- hereabout,
- hereabouts,
- homologous,
- hope,
- hot,
- hover,
- illiberal,
- imitate,
- immediate,
- imminent,
- impend,
- impendent,
- impending,
- in,
- in danger imminent,
- in prospect,
- in reserve,
- in spitting distance,
- in store,
- in the cards,
- in the offing,
- in the wind,
- in view,
- incapacious,
- incommodious,
- inseparable,
- instant,
- intimate,
- isthmian,
- isthmic,
- just about,
- larboard,
- lean towards,
- left,
- left-hand,
- left-wing,
- left-wingish,
- levorotatory,
- liberal,
- lie ahead,
- lie over,
- like,
- limited,
- look for,
- look forward to,
- look like,
- loom,
- looming,
- lower,
- lowering,
- lurking,
- match,
- meager,
- mean,
- menace,
- menacing,
- mimic,
- mirror,
- miserly,
- much at one,
- much the same,
- narrow,
- narrow the gap,
- near at hand,
- near the mark,
- near to,
- near upon,
- nearabout,
- nearabouts,
- nearby,
- nearing,
- nearish,
- nearly,
- nearly reproduce,
- nearly the same,
- next door to,
- next to,
- niggardly,
- nigh,
- nigh about,
- nighhand,
- nighish,
- not far,
- not far from,
- not quite,
- not tell apart,
- on,
- on the horizon,
- oncoming,
- only a step,
- overhang,
- overhanging,
- parallel,
- parsimonious,
- partake of,
- penny-pinching,
- penurious,
- pinchfisted,
- pinching,
- plan,
- plot,
- port,
- predict,
- preparing,
- pretty near,
- project,
- prophesy,
- propinque,
- proximal,
- proximate,
- quasi,
- radical,
- relatable,
- related,
- relative,
- remind one of,
- resemble,
- restricted,
- rival,
- round,
- same but different,
- save-all,
- savor of,
- scant,
- scanty,
- seem like,
- selfish,
- side-by-side,
- sidle up to,
- similar,
- simulate,
- sinister,
- sinistral,
- sinistrocerebral,
- sinistrocular,
- sinistrogyrate,
- sinistrorse,
- slender,
- smack of,
- sound like,
- stack up with,
- step up,
- stingy,
- strait,
- suggest,
- take after,
- that will be,
- thereabout,
- thereabouts,
- thick,
- thick as thieves,
- threaten,
- threatening,
- tight,
- tight-fisted,
- tightfisted,
- to,
- to come,
- touch,
- toward,
- ungenerous,
- upcoming,
- verge on,
- verging on,
- verging upon,
- vicinal,
- virtually,
- waiting,
- warm,
- well-nigh,
- with,
- within call,
- within earshot,
- within hearing,
- within reach,
- within sight
- most
collapse
- used to form the superlative; "the king cobra is the most dangerous snake"
- very; "a most welcome relief" related words >
- A per se,
- a outrance,
- about,
- absolutely,
- ace,
- acme,
- all but,
- all out,
- almost,
- approximately,
- at the height,
- at the limit,
- authority,
- authorization,
- be-all and end-all,
- best,
- best part,
- better,
- better part,
- beyond all bounds,
- beyond compare,
- beyond comparison,
- beyond measure,
- blue ribbon,
- body,
- boss,
- bulk,
- champion,
- championship,
- chief,
- command,
- commander,
- completely,
- control,
- dead,
- dean,
- directorship,
- dominion,
- downright,
- effectiveness,
- egregiously,
- eminently,
- essence,
- essentially,
- exceedingly,
- extreme,
- extremely,
- far and away,
- far out,
- first place,
- first prize,
- first-class,
- first-rate,
- flat out,
- fugleman,
- fundamentally,
- furthest,
- generality,
- genius,
- gist,
- gravamen,
- greater,
- greatest,
- head,
- headship,
- hegemony,
- height,
- higher-up,
- highest,
- immeasurably,
- imperium,
- in the extreme,
- incalculably,
- incomparably,
- indefinitely,
- infinitely,
- influence,
- inimitably,
- jurisdiction,
- kingship,
- laureate,
- leader,
- leadership,
- lordship,
- main body,
- major part,
- majority,
- management,
- mass,
- master,
- mastership,
- mastery,
- maximal,
- maximum,
- meat,
- mightily,
- more than half,
- mortally,
- much,
- ne plus ultra,
- nearabout,
- new high,
- nigh,
- nonpareil,
- palms,
- par excellence,
- paragon,
- paramountcy,
- paramountly,
- perfectly,
- plurality,
- power,
- practically,
- preeminently,
- preponderance,
- preponderancy,
- presidency,
- primacy,
- principal,
- prodigy,
- prominently,
- purely,
- radical,
- radically,
- record,
- remarkably,
- rule,
- ruler,
- say,
- senior,
- sovereignty,
- star,
- substance,
- super,
- superior,
- superlative,
- superlatively,
- superman,
- superstar,
- supremacy,
- supreme,
- supremely,
- surpassingly,
- sway,
- the greatest,
- the greatest number,
- the most,
- thrust,
- tip-top,
- to crown all,
- too,
- too much,
- top,
- top dog,
- top spot,
- top-notch,
- topmost,
- totally,
- transcendently,
- ultra,
- ultra-ultra,
- unconditionally,
- unequivocally,
- uppermost,
- utmost,
- utterly,
- uttermost,
- virtuoso,
- way out,
- well-nigh,
- with a vengeance,
- zenith
- counterclockwise
collapse
- in the direction opposite to the rotation of the hands of a clock
- in a direction opposite to the direction in which the hands of a clock move; "please move counterclockwise in a circle!" related words >
- a rebours,
- a reculons,
- against the grain,
- anticlockwise,
- arear,
- around,
- ass-backwards,
- astern,
- away,
- back,
- backward,
- backwards,
- clockwise,
- earthward,
- fro,
- head over heels,
- heavenward,
- heels over head,
- hindward,
- hindwards,
- homeward,
- in a circle,
- in a spin,
- in a whirl,
- in circles,
- in reverse,
- landward,
- larboard,
- leeward,
- left,
- left-hand,
- left-wing,
- left-wingish,
- leftward,
- levorotatory,
- liberal,
- near,
- nigh,
- port,
- radical,
- rearward,
- rearwards,
- retrad,
- rightward,
- round,
- round about,
- round and round,
- seaward,
- sinister,
- sinistral,
- sinistrocerebral,
- sinistrocular,
- sinistrogyrate,
- sinistrorse,
- widdershins,
- windward
- affably,
- agreeably,
- amiably,
- amicably,
- approaching,
- approximate,
- approximating,
- ardently,
- arm-in-arm,
- burning,
- cheek by jowl,
- cheek-by-jowl,
- close,
- companionably,
- congenially,
- cordially,
- familiarly,
- favorably,
- friendliwise,
- friendly,
- genially,
- gregariously,
- hand in glove,
- hand in hand,
- hand-in-hand,
- heartily,
- herewith,
- hot,
- intimate,
- intimately,
- near,
- near the mark,
- nearing,
- nearish,
- nigh,
- nighish,
- pleasantly,
- propinque,
- proximal,
- proximate,
- shoulder to shoulder,
- side-by-side,
- sociably,
- socially,
- therewith,
- therewithal,
- vicinal,
- warm,
- warmly,
- with open arms
- allied,
- approaching,
- approximate,
- approximating,
- arm-in-arm,
- assembled,
- associated,
- banded together,
- bound,
- bracketed,
- burning,
- cheek-by-jowl,
- close,
- collected,
- conjoined,
- connected,
- copulate,
- coupled,
- familiar,
- gathered,
- hand and glove,
- hand-in-glove,
- hot,
- incorporated,
- inseparable,
- integrated,
- intimate,
- joined,
- knotted,
- leagued,
- linked,
- matched,
- mated,
- merged,
- near,
- near the mark,
- nearing,
- nearish,
- nigh,
- nighish,
- paired,
- propinque,
- proximal,
- proximate,
- side-by-side,
- spliced,
- thick,
- thick as thieves,
- tied,
- undivided,
- united,
- unseparated,
- vicinal,
- warm,
- wedded,
- yoked
- accost,
- advance,
- appear,
- approach,
- appropinquate,
- approximate,
- arise,
- attract attention,
- bear down on,
- bear down upon,
- bear up,
- become manifest,
- become visible,
- close,
- close in,
- close with,
- come,
- come closer,
- come forth,
- come in sight,
- come near,
- come on,
- come out,
- come to hand,
- come to light,
- come up,
- confront,
- crop out,
- draw near,
- draw nigh,
- emerge,
- encounter,
- enter,
- fade in,
- gain upon,
- heave in sight,
- issue,
- issue forth,
- look forth,
- loom,
- materialize,
- narrow the gap,
- near,
- need no prodding,
- outcrop,
- peep out,
- proximate,
- rear its head,
- rise,
- see the light,
- show,
- show up,
- sidle up to,
- step forward,
- step up,
- stream forth,
- strike the eye,
- take center stage,
- turn up,
- volunteer
- overhang
collapse
- projection that extends beyond or hangs over something else
- be suspended over or hang over; "This huge rock beetles over the edge of the town"
- project over related words >
- approach,
- arch over,
- await,
- be imminent,
- be in store,
- beetle,
- beetling,
- bestraddle,
- bestride,
- brew,
- bridge,
- bulge,
- come on,
- confront,
- draw near,
- draw nigh,
- draw on,
- extend out,
- extend over,
- extension,
- face,
- forthcome,
- gather,
- hang out,
- hang over,
- hover,
- imbricate,
- impend,
- impend over,
- impendence,
- impendency,
- imperil,
- jut,
- jut out,
- jutting,
- lap,
- lap over,
- lean over,
- ledge,
- lie over,
- loom,
- lower,
- menace,
- near,
- overarch,
- overhanging,
- overlap,
- overlie,
- override,
- poke,
- pouch,
- pout,
- project,
- project over,
- projection,
- protrude,
- protrusion,
- shingle,
- span,
- stand out,
- stick out,
- threaten,
- thrust over
- roundly
collapse
- in a round manner; "she was roundly slim" related words >
- about,
- all but,
- all joking aside,
- almost,
- altogether,
- approximately,
- approximatively,
- as good as,
- bluffly,
- bluntly,
- broadly,
- brusquely,
- candidly,
- completely,
- comprehensively,
- directly,
- entirely,
- exhaustively,
- for practical purposes,
- frankly,
- fully,
- generally,
- generally speaking,
- genuinely,
- globally,
- hundred per cent,
- in all conscience,
- in all seriousness,
- in full,
- in full measure,
- in plain English,
- in plain words,
- in round numbers,
- inclusively,
- inside out,
- integrally,
- just about,
- largely,
- more or less,
- most,
- one and all,
- openheartedly,
- openly,
- outright,
- outspokenly,
- perfectly,
- plain-spokenly,
- plainly,
- practically,
- quite,
- roughly,
- roughly speaking,
- say,
- sincerely,
- straightforwardly,
- thoroughly,
- to the hilt,
- totally,
- tout a fait,
- unconditionally,
- unconstrainedly,
- unreservedly,
- unrestrainedly,
- utterly,
- well-nigh,
- wholly,
- with no nonsense
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