Related Words for close to the mark

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abandonment
x/xx
Noun, Noun
about
x/
Adverb, Adjective
accurate
/xx
Adjective
acknowledge
x/x
Verb
address
/x
Noun, Verb
adjacent
x/x
Adjective, Noun
adjoining
x/x
Adjective
adjournment
x/x
Noun
affix
/x
Verb, Noun
airless
/x
Adjective
akin
x/
Adjective, Noun
almost
/x
Adverb, Noun
ambient
/xx
Adjective, Noun
annotate
/xx
Verb
appellation
xx/x
Noun
applicable
/xxx
Adjective
applicant
/xx
Noun
approach
x/
Noun, Verb
approximate
x/xx
Adjective, Verb
around
x/
Adverb, Adjective
arrow
/x
Noun, Verb
assumed
x/
Adjective
asterisk
/xx
Noun, Verb
at hand
//
Phrase
attention
x/x
Noun
attentive
x/x
Adjective
authentication
xxx/x
Noun
away
x/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb
badge
/
Noun, Verb
bang
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
bar
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
bar sinister
//xx
Phrase, Noun
barrier
/xx
Noun, Verb
beacon
/x
Noun, Verb
beginning
x/x
Noun, Adjective
behind
x/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
bell ringer
//x
Phrase, Noun
benchmark
/x
Noun, Verb
beside
x/
Adverb
big
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
birthmark
/x
Noun
block
/
Noun, Verb
blot
/
Noun, Verb
bookmark
/x
Noun, Verb
boon
/
Noun, Adjective
bosom
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
boy
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
brand
/
Noun, Verb
breath
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
bridge
/
Noun, Verb
brink
/
Noun
broad arrow
//x
Phrase, Noun
brotherly
/xx
Adjective, Adverb
bruise
/
Noun, Verb
bull
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
buoy
/x
Noun, Verb
busy
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
byproduct
/xx
Noun
cairn
/
Noun
call
/
Verb, Noun
cancel
/x
Verb, Noun
card
/
Noun, Verb
careful
/x
Adjective
casual
/xx
Adjective, Noun
catch
/
Verb, Noun
categorize
/xxx
Verb
cease
/
Verb, Noun
celebrate
/xx
Verb
char
/
Noun, Verb
characterise
xxx/x
Verb
characteristic
xxx/x
Adjective, Noun
characterize
/xxx
Verb
check
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
check mark
//
Phrase, Noun
check off
//
Phrase, Verb
cheer
/
Noun, Verb
chummy
/x
Adjective, Noun
chump
/
Noun, Verb
clap
/
Noun, Verb
classify
/xx
Verb
climax
/x
Noun, Verb
close at hand
///
Phrase, Adverb
closeout
/x
Noun
closure
/x
Noun
clout
/
Noun, Verb
cloven foot
/x/
Phrase, Noun
cloven hoof
/x/
Phrase, Noun
coda
/x
Noun
code
/
Noun, Verb
collegial
x/xx
Adjective
color
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
come together
/x/x
Phrase, Verb
coming
/x
Noun, Adjective
commemorate
x/xx
Verb
commemoration
xxx/x
Noun
commemorative
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
compact
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
comparable
/xxx
Adjective, Noun
complete
x/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
completion
x/x
Noun
con
/
Noun, Verb
concise
x/
Adjective, Verb
conclude
x/
Verb
conclusion
x/x
Noun
confidential
xx/x
Adjective
confined
x/
Adjective
constitute
/xx
Verb, Noun
constrictive
x/x
Adjective
consummation
xx/x
Noun
contiguous
x/xx
Adjective
convene
x/
Verb
convergence
x/x
Noun
copyright
/xx
Noun, Verb
cordial
/x
Adjective, Noun
correction
x/x
Noun
cover
/x
Verb, Noun, Adjective
cozy
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
cramped
/
Adjective
crisscross
/x
Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb
cross
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
crunch
/
Noun, Verb
cue
/
Noun, Verb
culmination
xx/x
Noun
cut
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
dear
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb
decal
xx
Noun, Verb
deep
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
default
x/
Noun, Verb
defect
/x
Noun, Verb
delete
x/
Verb, Noun
delimit
x/x
Verb
delineate
x/xx
Verb
dem
x
Noun
demerit
x/x
Noun, Verb
denounce
x/
Verb
dense
/
Adjective, Noun
derivative
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
describe
x/
Verb
descriptive
x/x
Adjective, Noun
designation
xx/x
Noun
designator
/xxx
Noun
detailed
x/
Adjective, Noun
dial
/x
Noun, Verb
differentiate
xx/xx
Verb, Noun
dimension
x/x
Noun, Verb
dimple
/x
Noun, Verb
direct
x/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb
discontinue
xx/x
Verb
dismantle
x/x
Verb
dismiss
x/
Verb
dissolve
x/
Verb, Noun
distance
/x
Noun, Verb
distant
/x
Adjective
distinguish
x/x
Verb
ditto
/x
Noun, Adverb, Verb
document
/xx
Noun, Verb
dollar
/x
Noun
dollar sign
/x/
Phrase, Noun
door
/
Noun, Verb
dot
/
Noun, Verb
downstream
//
Adverb, Adjective, Verb
draw
/
Verb, Noun
drip
/
Noun, Verb
dunk
/
Noun, Verb
ear
/
Noun, Verb
early
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
earmark
/x
Noun, Verb
eliminate
x/xx
Verb
emblem
/x
Noun, Verb
emphasise
/xx
Verb
emphasize
/xx
Verb
enclose
x/
Verb
encompassing
x/xx
Adjective
end
/
Noun, Verb
endnote
/x
Noun
enhanced
x/
Adjective
enter
/x
Verb, Noun
entrance
/x
Noun, Verb
enveloping
x/xx
Verb
epilogue
/xx
Noun, Verb
equal
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
erica
/xx
Name
evidence
/xx
Noun, Verb
exact
x/
Adjective, Verb, Adverb
exit
/x
Noun, Verb
expiry
x/x
Noun
express
x/
Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb
extensive
x/x
Adjective
faithful
/x
Adjective, Noun
fall guy
//
Phrase, Noun
familiar
x/x
Adjective, Noun
family
/xx
Noun, Adjective
far
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
farm
/
Noun, Verb
farmhouse
/x
Noun
fast
/
Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb
fastener
/xx
Noun
feature
/x
Noun, Verb
fence
/
Noun, Verb
fill
/
Verb, Noun
fin
/
Noun, Verb
final
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
finale
x/x
Noun
finalization
/xx/x
Noun
fine
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
fingerprint
/xx
Noun, Verb
finis
/x
Noun
finish
/x
Verb, Noun
firm
/
Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb
fish
/
Noun, Verb
flag
/
Noun, Verb
flour
/x
Noun, Verb
fold
/
Noun, Verb
fool
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
footnote
/x
Noun, Verb
footprint
/x
Noun
foreseeable
x/xx
Adjective
forthcoming
//x
Adjective, Noun
framework
/x
Noun
fraternal
x/x
Adjective, Noun
frequent
/x
Adjective, Verb
friendly
/x
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
full
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
gaines
/
Name
gave
/
Name
goal
/
Noun, Verb
good
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
grade
/
Noun, Verb
great
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
greet
/
Verb, Adjective, Noun
ground
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
grouped
/
Adjective
gull
/
Noun, Verb
hallmark
/x
Noun, Verb
hand
/
Noun, Verb
hard
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
hardly
/x
Adverb
head
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
heal
/
Verb, Noun
heavy
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
helm
/
Noun, Verb
herald
/x
Name, Verb
hiding
/x
Noun
high
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
highlight
/x
Verb, Noun
highly
/x
Adverb
hold
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
honour
/x
Noun, Verb
hot
/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
identification
xxxx/x
Noun
identify
x/xx
Verb
identity
x/xx
Noun
ignore
x/
Verb
immediate
x/xx
Adjective
imminent
/xx
Adjective
impending
x/x
Adjective, Noun
impression
x/x
Noun, Verb
imprint
x/
Noun, Verb
incentive
x/x
Noun, Adjective
inconsistent
xx/x
Adjective
indentation
xx/x
Noun
indicate
/xx
Verb
indication
xx/x
Noun
indissoluble
/x/xx
Adjective
inextricable
x/xxx
Adjective
ink
/
Noun, Verb
inscription
x/x
Noun
instruction
x/x
Noun
integrally
/xxx
Adverb
intense
x/
Adjective
intensive
x/x
Adjective, Noun
interrogation
xxx/x
Noun
intimacy
/xxx
Noun
intimate
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
intricately
/xxx
Adverb
intrinsically
x/xxx
Adverb
invalidate
x/xx
Verb
item
/x
Noun, Verb, Adverb
just
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb
juxtaposed
xx/
Adjective
keep
/
Verb, Noun
key
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
keynote
/x
Noun, Verb
kin
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
label
/x
Noun, Verb
land
/
Noun, Verb
landmark
/x
Noun, Verb
large
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
last
/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
latch
/
Noun, Verb
late
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
limit
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
line
/
Noun, Verb
liquidate
/xx
Verb
lock
/
Noun, Verb
lockdown
/x
Noun
log
/
Noun, Verb
logo
/x
Noun
long
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
loose
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
low
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
mack
/
Name, Verb
make
/
Verb, Noun
marc
/
Name
march
/
Name, Verb
marcos
/x
Name
marcus
/x
Name
marek
/x
Name
marked
/
Adjective
marker
/x
Noun, Verb
markup
/x
Noun
marque
/
Noun
meadow
/x
Noun
mean
/
Verb, Adjective, Noun
meet
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
memo
/x
Noun, Verb
memorandum
xx/x
Noun
memorial
x/xx
Noun, Adjective
methanol
/xx
Noun
meticulous
x/xx
Adjective
mike
/
Name, Verb
milestone
/x
Noun, Verb
money
/x
Noun, Adjective
monitor
/xx
Verb, Noun
moral
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
much
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
mug
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
nah
/
Name
nail
/
Noun, Verb
name
/
Noun, Verb
narrow
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
narrowband
/xx
Adjective
near
/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
nearby
//
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
nearly
/x
Adverb
nearshore
/x
Noun, Verb
negotiable
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
neighbor
/x
Noun, Verb
neighborly
/xx
Adjective
neighbour
/x
Noun, Verb
nestled
/x
Adjective
next
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
nigh
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
nock
/
Noun, Verb
nota
/x
Verb
notation
x/x
Noun
notch
/
Noun, Verb
note
/
Noun, Verb
notice
/x
Noun, Verb
number
/x
Noun, Verb
object
/x
Noun, Verb
objective
x/x
Noun, Adjective
observance
x/x
Noun
observant
x/x
Adjective, Noun
observe
x/
Verb, Noun
occasion
x/x
Noun, Verb
odd
/
Adjective, Noun
offshoot
/x
Noun
omen
/x
Noun, Verb
open
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
open up
/x/
Phrase, Verb
opportunity
xx/xx
Noun
order
/x
Noun, Verb
original
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
outcome
/x
Noun
outline
/x
Noun, Verb
outright
//
Adjective, Adverb, Verb
overcome
/xx
Verb, Noun
paper
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
parochial
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
particular
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
pass
/
Verb, Noun
patsy
/x
Name
pay
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
pear
/
Noun
peg
/
Noun, Verb
pen
/
Noun, Verb
pencil
/x
Noun, Verb
picks
/
Verb, Noun
pigeon
/x
Noun, Verb
pin
/
Noun, Verb
pip
/
Noun, Verb
pit
/
Noun, Verb
pitch
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
place
/
Noun, Verb
plug
/
Noun, Verb
pock
/
Noun, Verb
point
/
Noun, Verb
pointer
/x
Noun
possessory
x/xx
Adjective
post
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
postmark
/x
Noun, Verb
practically
/xx
Adverb
precise
x/
Adjective, Verb
present
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
prey
/
Noun, Verb
print
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
private
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
prohibit
x/x
Verb
proof
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
proprietary
x/xxx
Adjective, Noun
proximal
/xx
Adjective
proximate
/xx
Adjective, Noun
proximity
x/xx
Noun
punctuate
/xx
Verb, Adjective
punctuation
xx/x
Noun
punctuation mark
xx/x/
Phrase, Noun
punk
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
purpose
/x
Noun, Verb
query
/x
Noun, Verb
quit
/
Verb, Adjective, Noun
ranch
/
Noun, Verb
rank
/
Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb
rapprochement
xx/
Noun
rating
/x
Noun
re
/
Noun
reach
/
Verb, Noun
ready
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
reason
/x
Noun, Verb
recap
/x
Noun, Verb
receipt
x/
Noun, Verb
recent
/x
Adjective, Noun
reconcile
/xx
Verb
record
x/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
rectify
/xx
Verb
reduce
x/
Verb
register
/xx
Noun, Verb
registration
xx/x
Noun
relative
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
remedy
/xx
Noun, Verb
remove
x/
Verb, Noun
represent
xx/
Verb
resolute
/xx
Adjective, Noun
restrained
x/
Adjective
result
x/
Noun, Verb
revive
x/
Verb
rigorous
/xx
Adjective
robust
x/
Adjective
roughly
/x
Adverb
save
/
Verb, Noun
scar
/
Noun, Verb
scholar
/x
Noun
score
/
Noun, Verb
scrape
/
Verb, Noun
scratch
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
scribe
/
Noun, Verb
seal
/
Noun, Verb
seal off
//
Phrase, Verb
secretive
/xx
Adjective
select
x/
Verb, Name, Adjective
set
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
shawn
/
Name
short
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
shorten
/x
Verb, Noun
shortly
/x
Adverb
show
/
Verb, Noun
shut
/
Verb, Adjective, Noun
shut down
//
Phrase, Verb
shutdown
/x
Noun
shutoff
/x
Noun
shutter
/x
Noun, Verb
side by side
///
Phrase, Adverb, Noun, Adjective
sign
/
Noun, Verb
signal
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
signature
/xx
Noun, Adjective
signified
/xx
Noun
signpost
/x
Noun, Verb
similar
/xx
Adjective, Noun
sisterly
/xx
Adjective, Adverb
slam
/
Noun, Verb
slash
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
slat
/
Noun, Verb
slender
/x
Adjective
slim
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
slow
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun, Adverb
small
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
snap
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
snug
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
snuggled
/x
Adjective
soft touch
//
Phrase, Noun
soil
/
Noun, Verb
solid
/x
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
some
/
Adverb
soon
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
souvenir
xx/
Noun, Verb
special
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
speck
/
Noun, Verb
spot
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
stain
/
Noun, Verb
stake
/
Noun, Verb
stamp
/
Noun, Verb
star
/
Noun, Verb
step
/
Noun, Verb
sticker
/x
Noun, Verb
stigma
/x
Noun
stigmatize
/xx
Verb
stingy
/x
Adjective
stop
/
Verb, Noun
strait
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb
strengthen
/x
Verb
stress
/
Noun, Verb
striate
xx
Adjective, Verb
strict
/
Adjective
strike out
//
Phrase, Verb
stringent
/x
Adjective
stripe
/
Noun, Verb
stroke
/
Noun, Verb
strong
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
stuffy
/x
Adjective, Noun
substantial
x/x
Adjective, Noun
sucker
/x
Noun, Verb
summit
/x
Noun, Verb
super
/x
Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb
surrounding
x/x
Noun
symbol
/x
Noun, Verb
symbolic
x/x
Adjective
tag
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
take notice
//x
Phrase, Verb
target
/x
Noun, Verb
tattoo
x/
Noun, Verb
tenuous
/xx
Adjective
term
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
terminate
/xx
Verb, Adjective
termination
xx/x
Noun
terminus
/xx
Noun
territory
/xxx
Noun
thick
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
thin
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb
thorough
/x
Adjective, Noun
threshold
/x
Noun
tick
/
Noun, Verb
tick off
//
Phrase, Verb
tight
/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb
tip
/
Noun, Verb
together
x/x
Adverb, Adjective
token
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
tommy
/x
Name, Verb
touch
/
Noun, Verb
trace
/
Noun, Verb
trade
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
trademark
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
turn
/
Verb, Noun
tyre
/
Noun, Verb
underline
/xx
Verb, Noun, Adjective
underscore
xx/
Verb, Noun
ungenerous
x/xx
Adjective
up
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb
upcoming
/xx
Adjective, Noun
usher
/x
Noun, Verb
verge
/
Noun, Verb
very
/x
Adverb, Adjective
vicinity
x/xx
Noun
vigilant
/xx
Adjective
vip
xx/
Name
virtually
/xxx
Adverb
walking
/x
Adjective
warm
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
warmly
/x
Adverb
watchful
/x
Adjective
watermark
/xx
Noun, Verb
welded
/x
Verb, Adjective, Name
welt
/
Noun, Verb
win
/
Verb, Noun
word
/
Noun, Verb
write
/
Verb, Noun
zipper
/x
Noun, Verb