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adverb

Synonyms and Antonyms of by

at, within, or to a short distance or time

the library is close by

Synonyms of by

around, close, hard, in, near, nearby, nigh

Words Related to by

hereabouts (or hereabout), hereaway (or hereaways) [dialect], thereabouts (also thereabout)

along, alongside

accessibly, conveniently, handily

Phrases Synonymous with by

at close quarters, at hand, on one's doorstep, within call

by

preposition

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1 along the way of

went by the woods to get to the summer cottage

Synonyms of by

through, via

Words Related to by

across, along, alongside, beyond, near, nearby, over

below, beneath, under, underneath

outside, past

throughout

Phrases Synonymous with by

by way of

2 using the means or agency of

try to convince them by reason alone, if possible

Synonyms of by

in, per, through, via, with

Phrases Synonymous with by

by dint of, by means of, by virtue of (or in)

3 close to

that house is right by the ocean

Synonyms of by

about, around, near, next to, nigh

Words Related to by

alongside, beside

across, along, at

circa

toward (or towards)

Phrases Synonymous with by

next door to

4 in the course of

she attends college by day and works at the club by night

Synonyms of by

amid (or amidst), during, over, pending, through, throughout

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