Related Words for close at hand

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at hand
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Phrase
close
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Adjective, Verb, Noun
imminent
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Noun, Adjective
impending
x/x
Adjective, Adjective, Noun
near
/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
nearly
/x
Adverb
about
x/
Adverb, Adjective
up close
//
Phrase, Adverb
nearby
//
Adjective
close to home
///
Phrase, Adverb
fast
/
Noun
proximately
/xxx
Adverb
around
x/
Adverb, Adjective
bain
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Name
close to
//
Phrase, Adverb
together
x/x
Adverb
next to
//
Phrase, Adverb
approaching
x/x
Verb
nigh
/
Adjective
side by side
///
Phrase, Adverb, Noun, Adjective
soon
/
Adverb
cheek by jowl
///
Phrase, Adverb, Adjective
temporally
/xxx
Adverb
distantly
/xx
Adverb
environ
x/x
Name
then
/
Adverb
away
x/
Adverb
abreast
x/
Adverb, Adjective
locally
/xx
Adverb
presently
/xx
Adverb
coming on
/x/
Phrase, Adverb
spatially
/xx
Adverb
snugly
/x
Adverb
just
/
Adverb
directly
x/x
Adverb
intimately
/xxx
Adverb
contemporaneously
xxx/xxx
Adverb
narrowly
/xx
Adverb
shortly
/x
Adverb
just about
/x/
Phrase, Adverb
next
/
Adjective
close to the wind
//x/
Phrase, Adjective, Adverb
proximally
/xxx
Adverb
approximately
x/xxx
Adverb
backward
/x
Adjective
quite
/
Adverb
aloof
x/
Adjective, Adverb
remotely
x/x
Adverb
familiarly
x/xx
Adverb
fairly
/x
Adverb
clinically
/xxx
Adverb
alongside
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Adverb
quickly
/x
Adverb
tightly
/x
Adverb
at once
//
Phrase, Adverb
so far
//
Phrase, Adverb
half
/
Noun
early
/x
Adjective
conveniently
x/xx
Adverb
ahead
x/
Adverb
hand in hand
/x/
Phrase, Adverb
loosely
/x
Adverb
there
/
Adverb, Noun
right
/
Noun
virtually
/xxx
Adverb
square
/
Noun
then and there
///
Phrase, Adverb
to the minute
/x/x
Phrase, Adverb
freshly
/x
Adjective
handily
/xx
Adverb
out of hand
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Phrase, Adverb, Adjective
neatly
/x
Adverb
geographically
xx/xxx
Adverb
relatively
/xxx
Adverb
apace
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Noun
abandonment
x/xx
Noun
accurate
/xx
Adjective
addition
x/x
Noun
address
/x
Noun, Verb
adjoining
x/x
Adjective
adjournment
x/x
Noun
against
x/
Noun
ahold
x/
Name, Adverb
aid
/
Noun, Verb
airless
/x
Adjective
akin
x/
Adjective, Noun
almost
/x
Adverb, Noun
ambient
/xx
Adjective, Noun
amount
x/
Noun, Verb
angle
/x
Noun, Verb
applause
x/
Noun
arm
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
aside
x/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
aspect
/x
Noun, Verb
assistance
x/x
Noun
attention
x/x
Noun
attentive
x/x
Adjective
ball
/
Noun, Verb
bang
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
basis
/x
Noun
bat
/
Noun, Verb
bearer
/x
Noun
beginning
x/x
Noun, Adjective
behalf
x/
Noun
behind
x/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
believe
x/
Verb
beside
x/
Adverb
bet
/
Verb, Noun
beveled
/x
Adjective
bidder
/x
Noun
big
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
bit
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
block
/
Noun, Verb
body
/x
Noun, Verb
boon
/
Noun, Adjective
bosom
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
bottom
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
bras
/
Noun
breast
/
Noun, Verb
breath
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
bridge
/
Noun, Verb
brink
/
Noun
brotherly
/xx
Adjective, Adverb
busy
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
calligraphy
x/xx
Noun
care
/
Noun, Verb
careful
/x
Adjective
case
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
casual
/xx
Adjective, Noun
catch
/
Verb, Noun
categorize
/xxx
Verb
cause
/
Noun, Verb
cease
/
Verb, Noun
cell
/
Noun, Verb
cellular
/xx
Adjective, Noun
change
/
Noun, Verb
charge
/
Noun, Verb
chest
/
Noun, Verb
chummy
/x
Adjective, Noun
chunk
/
Noun, Verb
classify
/xx
Verb
claw
/
Noun, Verb
climax
/x
Noun, Verb
closeout
/x
Noun
closure
/x
Noun
coda
/x
Noun
collegial
x/xx
Adjective
come together
/x/x
Phrase, Verb
coming
/x
Noun, Adjective
commit
x/
Verb, Noun
compact
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
complete
x/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
completion
x/x
Noun
component
x/x
Noun, Adjective
concise
x/
Adjective, Verb
concluded
x/x
Adjective
conclusion
x/x
Noun
confide
x/
Verb
confidential
xx/x
Adjective
confined
x/
Adjective
conjunction
x/x
Noun
connection
x/x
Noun
consideration
xxx/x
Noun
constrictive
x/x
Adjective
consummation
xx/x
Noun
context
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
contrary
/xx
Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb
contrast
/x
Noun, Verb
contribution
xx/x
Noun
control
x/
Noun, Verb
convergence
x/x
Noun
convey
x/
Verb
cordial
/x
Adjective, Noun
corner
/x
Noun, Verb
country
/x
Noun, Adjective
courier
/xx
Noun, Verb
course
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
cover
/x
Verb, Noun, Adjective
cozy
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
cramped
/
Adjective
crunch
/
Noun, Verb
culmination
xx/x
Noun
cupboard
/x
Noun, Verb
cursive
/x
Adjective, Noun
cut
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
deal
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
dear
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb
debate
x/
Noun, Verb
deep
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
delete
x/
Verb, Noun
deliver
x/x
Verb, Adjective
dense
/
Adjective, Noun
detailed
x/
Adjective, Noun
dexter
/x
Name, Adjective
direct
x/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb
direction
x/x
Noun
discontinue
xx/x
Verb
dismantle
x/x
Verb
dismiss
x/
Verb
disposal
x/x
Noun
dissolve
x/
Verb, Noun
distance
/x
Noun, Verb
document
/xx
Noun, Verb
door
/
Noun, Verb
downstream
//
Adverb, Adjective, Verb
draw
/
Verb, Noun
drover
/x
Noun
edge
/
Noun, Verb
elbow
/x
Noun, Verb
eliminate
x/xx
Verb
elsewhere
/x
Adverb, Noun
embargo
x/x
Noun, Verb
enclose
x/
Verb
encompassing
x/xx
Adjective
end
/
Noun, Verb
enhanced
x/
Adjective
entrance
/x
Noun, Verb
entrust
x/
Verb
enveloping
x/xx
Verb