Word Meanings - NEAR - Book Publishers vocabulary database

1. At a little distance, in place, time, manner, or degree; not remote; nigh. My wife! my traitress! let her not come near me. Milton. 2. Nearly; almost; well-nigh. "Near twenty years ago." Shak. "Near a fortnight ago." Addison. Near about the

Additional info about word: NEAR

1. At a little distance, in place, time, manner, or degree; not remote; nigh. My wife! my traitress! let her not come near me. Milton. 2. Nearly; almost; well-nigh. "Near twenty years ago." Shak. "Near a fortnight ago." Addison. Near about the yearly value of the land. Locke. 3. Closely; intimately. Shak. Far and near, at a distance and close by; throughout a whole region. -- To come near to, to want but little of; to approximate to. "Such a sum he found would go near to ruin him." Addison. -- Near the wind , close to the wind; closehauled.

Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of NEAR)

• About
• Almost
• near
• nearly
• touching
• concerning
• surrounding
• relative to
• relating to
• approximately
• roughly
• generally
• Approximate
• Approach
• resemble
• border
• abut
• trench
• Beside
• Close
• alongside
• additionally
• over and above
• together
• moreover
• Handy
• Near
• convenient
• useful
• helpful
• manageable
• dexterous
• ready
• expert
• Intimate \adj Close
• familiar
• exact
• nice
• friendly
• conversant

Possible antonyms: (opposite words of NEAR)

• Open
• initiate
• conduct
• protract

Related words: (words related to NEAR)

• FAMILIARLY
  In a familiar manner.
• EXPERT
  Taught by use, practice, or experience, experienced; having facility of operation or performance from practice; knowing and ready from much practice; clever; skillful; as, an expert surgeon; expert in chess or archery. A valiant and most expert
• TRENCH-PLOW; TRENCH-PLOUGH
  To plow with deep furrows, for the purpose of loosening the land to a greater depth than usual.
• RELATIONSHIP
  The state of being related by kindred, affinity, or other alliance. Mason.
• INTIMATE
  corresponding to the compar. interior cf. F. intime. The form 1. Innermost; inward; internal; deep-seated; hearty. "I knew from intimate impulse." Milton. 2. Near; close; direct; thorough; complete. He was honored with an intimate and immediate
• EXACTOR
  One who exacts or demands by authority or right; hence, an extortioner; also, one unreasonably severe in injunctions or demands. Jer. Taylor.
• EXACTING
  Oppressive or unreasonably severe in making demands or requiring the exact fulfillment of obligations; harsh; severe. "A temper so exacting." T. Arnold -- Ex*act"ing*ly, adv. -- Ex*act"ing*ness, n.
• ABOUT
  On the point or verge of; going; in act of. Paul was now aboutto open his mouth. Acts xviii. 14. 7. Concerning; with regard to; on account of; touching. "To treat about thy ransom." Milton. She must have her way about Sarah. Trollope. (more info)
• BESIDE
  1. At the side of; on one side of. "Beside him hung his bow." Milton. 2. Aside from; out of the regular course or order of; in a state of deviation from; out of. have done enough To put him quite beside his patience. Shak. 3. Over and
• TRENCHER
  1. One who trenches; esp., one who cuts or digs ditches. 2. A large wooden plate or platter, as for table use. 3. The table; hence, the pleasures of the table; food. It could be no ordinary declension of nature that could bring some men, after
• EXACTLY
  In an exact manner; precisely according to a rule, standard, or fact; accurately; strictly; correctly; nicely. "Exactly wrought." Shak. His enemies were pleased, for he had acted exactly as their interests required. Bancroft.
• ALONGSIDE
  Along or by the side; side by side with; -- often with of; as, bring the boat alongside; alongside of him; alongside of the tree.
• CLOSEHANDED
  Covetous; penurious; stingy; closefisted. -- Close"hand`ed*ness, n.
• CONVENIENTLY
  In a convenient manner, form, or situation; without difficulty.
• PROTRACTIVE
  Drawing out or lengthening in time; prolonging; continuing; delaying. He suffered their protractive arts. Dryden.
• EXACTION
  1. The act of demanding with authority, and compelling to pay or yield; compulsion to give or furnish; a levying by force; a driving to compliance; as, the exaction to tribute or of obedience; hence, extortion. Take away your exactions from my
• CLOSEFISTED
  Covetous; niggardly. Bp. Berkeley. "Closefisted contractors." Hawthorne.
• DEXTEROUSNESS
  The quality of being dexterous; dexterity.
• ADDITIONALLY
  By way of addition.
• TRENCH
  To fortify by cutting a ditch, and raising a rampart or breastwork with the earth thrown out of the ditch; to intrench. Pope. No more shall trenching war channel her fields. Shak. 3. To cut furrows or ditches in; as, to trench land for the purpose
• PRELATIST
  One who supports of advocates prelacy, or the government of the church by prelates; hence, a high-churchman. Hume. I am an Episcopalian, but not a prelatist. T. Scott.
• CAUSEFUL
  Having a cause.
• SAFE-CONDUCT
  That which gives a safe, passage; either a convoy or guard to protect a person in an enemy's country or a foreign country, or a writing, pass, or warrant of security, given to a person to enable him to travel with safety. Shak.
• INEXACTLY
  In a manner not exact or precise; inaccurately. R. A. Proctor.
• UNCLOSE
  1. To open; to separate the parts of; as, to unclose a letter; to unclose one's eyes. 2. To disclose; to lay open; to reveal.
• ENCLOSE
  To inclose. See Inclose.
• PRELATISM
  Prelacy; episcopacy.
• PARCLOSE
  A screen separating a chapel from the body of the church. Hook.
• INEXACT
  Not exact; not precisely correct or true; inaccurate.
• PRELATIZE
  To bring under the influence of prelacy. Palfrey.
• UNCONCERNMENT
  The state of being unconcerned, or of having no share or concern; unconcernedness. South.
• IMBORDER
  To furnish or inclose with a border; to form a border of. Milton.
• MISRELATION
  Erroneous relation or narration. Abp. Bramhall.