Synonyms of nearby

nearby 1 of 3

adjective

nir-ˈbī 

as in near

not being distant in time, space, or significance

grabbed the nearby quilt and gently laid it over the sleeping child

Synonyms & Similar Words

• near
• close
• neighboring
• next-door
• immediate
• adjacent
• proximate
• to hand
• at hand
• adjoining
• nigh
• coming
• convenient
• contiguous
• close-up
• abutting
• handy
• upcoming
• forthcoming
• approaching
• oncoming
• bordering
• accessible
• close-in
• hand-to-hand

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• distant
• remote
• far
• deep
• away
• faraway
• far-off
• separated
• divorced
• removed

nearby

2 of 3

adverb

nir-ˈbī 

as in close

at, within, or to a short distance or time

I'll be nearby if you need anything

Synonyms & Similar Words

• close
• near
• in
• at hand
• by
• around
• at close quarters
• within call
• hard
• nigh
• along
• on one's doorstep
• hereabouts
• alongside
• conveniently
• hereaway
• thereabouts
• handily
• accessibly

nearby

3 of 3

preposition

as in along

Related Words

• near
• along
• across
• over
• beyond
• alongside
• under
• via
• by
• beneath
• below
• outside
• through
• underneath
• throughout
• past

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of nearby

Adjective

What to do nearby Step directly onto Ocean Drive to explore the surrounding Art Deco Historic District, or stroll across the street into Lummus Park for a seaside walk. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Sep. 2026

Outside, downtown Rosendale is right at the door, and the nearby Wallkill Valley Rail Trail crosses the 940-foot-long Rosendale Trestle high above the creek—a particularly dramatic place to take in the Hudson Valley’s fall coloring. — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 29 Sep. 2026

The additional channels let the system receive more information about nearby aircraft. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2026

Blowing up a nuclear bomb in space would first destroy or disable any nearby satellites, and then the damage would spread as electronics-frying energetic particles from the explosion contaminated huge swaths of orbit. — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 29 Sep. 2026

Ships believed to be from Myanmar were docked at the nearby Lumut naval base. — ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026

Police said the fire involved four vehicles and spread to the exterior of a nearby residence. — Morgan Rynor, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026

David’s distinctive honk comes through nearby walkie-talkies. — Kyle MacLachlan, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026

During the press conference, Sheriff Davis said several of the victims were students from nearby Central High School and Northeast High School. — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2026

Adverb

Simply find the bright moon and look nearby for the compact gathering of stars. — Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 30 Sep. 2026

If the phone appears to be sitting somewhere nearby, playing a sound can save you from tearing the house apart. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026

What to do nearby Naples's famously soft sand is only a block and a half away. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Sep. 2026

There’s a heart-to-heart with her co-star Riley Burruss nearby. — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 29 Sep. 2026

With her car sabotaged, no phone signal and a dead guard nearby, escape seems impossible — until Leo appears. — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026

Weld County Sheriff's Office The pilot spotted a woman walking on the Poudre River Trail nearby who appeared to match the suspect's description. — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026

Seated nearby were Sam Altman of OpenAI and Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg, with Anthropic’s Dario Amodei conspicuously absent. — Diane Brady, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2026

They were arrested nearby on suspicion of murder and booked into Santa Rita Jail. — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026

Preposition

In this image captured in mid-infrared with JWST, researchers have captured an incredible, detailed look at the star IRS 3 nearby Sag A*. — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Visit nearby Windy Ridge Orchard to pick your own and munch on apple cider donuts. — Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 13 Aug. 2026

There were at least two blocks roped off with crime scene tape in front of the Antiques & Design Mall nearby Miami Shores village lines. — Kairi Lowery, Miami Herald, 21 June 2026

How will new stadium impact nearby neighborhoods? — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 22 Apr. 2026

Instead, team boss Ayao Komatsu is a long-time Coventry supporter, after discovering the club through teammates when playing rugby as a student at (sort of) nearby Loughborough University in the 1990s. — Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2026

A smoke plume rises following a drone strike sparking a fuel tank fire nearby Dubai International Airport in the United Arab Emirates on March 16, 2026. — Callum Sutherland, Time, 18 Mar. 2026

Two persons of interest were later arrested after being captured on video running into a house nearby the scene. — Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026

In the city of South Gate, there’s three high schools nearby one another, which draws fans to gyms, football fields, soccer fields, baseball and softball diamonds. — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026