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

Dublin underdogs have won 75% of the past four openers, but four games are nowhere near enough to justify replacing the market estimate with that historical rate. — Giovanni Malloy, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026

My favorite Dolly Parton song is nowhere near her most famous and not even among her best. — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026

The visitors were nowhere near that total on Monday while shooting 40% overall and 6 for 29 from behind the arc. — John W. Davis, Oc Register, 25 Aug. 2026

Had this come about earlier in the window and a club met their asking price — which Galatasaray have come nowhere near — then a move might have been a possibility. — Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for nowhere near

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

Kids Definition

nowhere near

adverb

: not nearly