nowhere near
idiom
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.
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Paul commonly bids at €20 for jobs that take hours, meaning his rate is nowhere near the wheelhouse of minimum wage.
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Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 29 Aug. 2025
The Thunder are a powerhouse due to Gilgeous-Alexander's play, and the Clippers, while competitive, are nowhere near the Thunder in the title-contending category entering the season.
—Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Realme’s 15,000mAh cell consists of a 100% silicon-carbon anode, which is nowhere near mass production right now.
—Prakhar Khanna, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
The announcement caused panic among animal lovers and welfare organizations, who argued the city had nowhere near the infrastructure to house its vast stray population, estimated to be about 1 million.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2025
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Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 29 Aug. 2025
The Thunder are a powerhouse due to Gilgeous-Alexander's play, and the Clippers, while competitive, are nowhere near the Thunder in the title-contending category entering the season.
—Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Realme’s 15,000mAh cell consists of a 100% silicon-carbon anode, which is nowhere near mass production right now.
—Prakhar Khanna, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
The announcement caused panic among animal lovers and welfare organizations, who argued the city had nowhere near the infrastructure to house its vast stray population, estimated to be about 1 million.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for nowhere near
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“Nowhere near.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nowhere%20near. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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