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nearby
Synonyms and Antonyms of nearby
not being distant in time, space, or significance grabbed the nearby quilt and gently laid it over the sleeping child Synonyms close-up, immediate, near, close, neighboring, next-door, nigh, proximateRelated Words abutting, adjacent, adjoining, bordering, contiguous; approaching, coming, forthcoming, oncoming, upcoming; accessible, convenient, handy; close-in, hand-to-handNear Antonyms divorced, removed, separatedAntonyms away, deep, distant, far, faraway, far-off, remote
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nearby
Synonyms and Antonyms of nearby
at, within, or to a short distance or time I'll be nearby if you need anything Synonyms around, by, close, hard, in, near, nighRelated Words hereabouts (or hereabout), hereaway (or hereaways) [dialect], thereabouts (also thereabout); along, alongside; accessibly, conveniently, handily
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