nowhere near

phrase

1

: not at all near to

We were nowhere near a hospital.

2

informal : not at all : not nearly

Their house is nowhere near as nice as yours.

That is nowhere near enough water.

The house is nowhere near finished.

Examples of nowhere near in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

For a tiny home for two there is a lot going on, and yet the home feels unified, easy to navigate, and nowhere near cramped, regardless of the many fine antiques that decorate the space. — Camille Okhio, Architectural Digest, 2 Oct. 2026

Yet the unsettling reality is that the conflict is nowhere near over. — Ali Vaez, Foreign Affairs, 29 Sep. 2026

But the flooding was nowhere near the level of superstorm Sandy from 2012. — David Chiu, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2026

Aggies quarterback Marcel Reed struggled for a second straight game, completing 10 of 26 passes for 106 yards, with some passes landing nowhere near intended receivers. — ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for nowhere near

• charioteer
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• adhere
• ameer
• amir
• appear
• arrear
• astir
• austere
• career
• cashier
• cohere

Kids Definition

nowhere near

adverb

: not nearly