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near

Letters that make near

a, e, n, r are letters that make 'near'

Words within near

ear, ar, Ea, AR, NE, Ar, Ne are words within 'near'

Anagrams of near

earn is an anagram of 'near'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of near

anear, nears are words created by adding a letter to 'near'

near is a 4 letter word starting with n
near is a 4 letter word ending with r

8 possible definitions for 'near'

Near as "giving or spending with reluctance"

Under this definition, near is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

skinny, penny-pinching, close, cheeseparing have the same meaning as 'near'

Derivatives of near

minginess, niggardliness, niggardness, meanness, parsimony, parsimoniousness, tightfistedness, thrift, penny-pinching, closeness, tightness are derivatives of 'near'.

Similar to near

stingy, ungenerous are similar to 'near'.

Example of near used within this context

"our cheeseparing administration", "very close (or near) with his money", "a penny-pinching miserly old man"

Near as "closely resembling the genuine article"

Under this definition, near is an adjective and has the following properties:

Similar to near

unreal, artificial are similar to 'near'.

Example of near used within this context

"near beer", "a dress of near satin"

Near as "move towards"

Under this definition, near is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

go up, draw near, come on, draw close, come near, approach have the same meaning as 'near'

near as a type

'near' can be a type of come, come up.

Types of near

drive up, bear down upon, edge in, edge up, bear down on, crowd, close, push are types of 'near'.

Derivatives of near

coming, approach, approaching, approachable, reachable are derivatives of 'near'.

Verb groups of near

approach, come near are verb groups of 'near'.

Entailments to near

go on, move on, march on, pass on, progress, advance are entailments to 'near'.

Example of near used within this context

"We were approaching our destination", "They are drawing near", "The enemy army came nearer and nearer"

Near as "near in time or place or relationship"

Under this definition, near is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

nigh, close have the same meaning as 'near'

Example of near used within this context

"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"

Near as "(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished, all but"

Under this definition, near is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

well-nigh, about, nigh, almost, most, nearly, virtually have the same meaning as 'near'

Example of near used within this context

"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"

Near as "with or in a close or intimate relationship"

Under this definition, near is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

dear, good have the same meaning as 'near'

Similar to near

close is similar to near.

Example of near used within this context

"a good friend", "my sisters and brothers are near and dear"

Near as "very close in resemblance"

Under this definition, near is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

approximate has the same meaning as near

Similar to near

close is similar to near.

Example of near used within this context

"sketched in an approximate likeness", "a near likeness"

Near as "not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances"

Under this definition, near is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

close, nigh have the same meaning as 'near'

Antonyms

far has the opposite meaning of near

Attributes of near

distance is an attribute of near.

Derivatives of near

closeness, nearness are derivatives of 'near'.

Similar to near

hot, adjacent, nearby, warm are similar to 'near'.

Example of near used within this context

"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"