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

But the agency wants to make sure that an applicant has nearby transit options, Chandler said. — Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026

One table housed hockey sticks and sparkly leotards dangled from a nearby rack. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026

Tobon Henao was later found at a nearby business and put in custody, per the outlet and FOX 5 Atlanta. — Kirsty Hatcher, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026

Blackwater Falls State Park, Elakala Falls and Canaan Valley are all nearby, along with the galleries, shops and restaurants in downtown Thomas. — Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

There was late-night noise, people drinking or lingering on the front steps of the residential building, and bar patrons blocking access to the apartment parking entrance and loitering around the nearby DASH bus stop. — Isaac Vargas, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026

Didulo had not participated, instead remaining in a nearby RV. — Zander Sherman, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026

Ellesse Falcon, 35, left her 12 dogs inside her apartment and headed to a nearby grocery store Wednesday afternoon, only to return about half an hour later to find her building engulfed in flames. — Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026

Ian Utz, a project manager for the California Department of Toxic Substances Control, said preliminary testing shows the PCE contamination may have come from a larger plume in a nearby neighborhood. — Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2026

Adverb

From the abundance of excellent fish and chip shops nearby to the sense of stepping back in time when entering what is commonly regarded as the oldest stand still in use in the EFL, Blundell Park feels strangely life-affirming. — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026

When a friend was unable to reach Goldstein before a flight to a gig in Las Vegas, the friend called 911, and authorities found Goldstein in his bed with drug paraphernalia nearby. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Aug. 2026

Enterprising scientists have been conducting research in Moab Khotsong for many years, but the mine became particularly valuable to biologists after an earthquake struck nearby in 2014. — James Dinneen, New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2026

To protect himself, however, Trask has created an inhibitor field that de-powers any mutant nearby, dulling Wolverine’s healing power and ferocity. — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026

Generations of working-class families — many of them Scots-Irish who came from Appalachia in search of steady work and a future — settled nearby. — Brian Unger, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026

Warning signs of a fake rental listing Watch closely when the rent falls far below similar homes nearby. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Although Legoland added Galacticoaster, a modern indoor coaster, nearby this year, officials opted to restore Coastersaurus rather than replace it. — Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2026

There is also a Made In KC Café and Bar nearby at 1114 Baltimore Ave. — Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2026

Preposition

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

For longer floats, nearby KP Hole Park offers VIP parking on weekends, which can be a game-changer. — Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 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

The incident began when Border Patrol agents came in multiple SUVs nearby the school and took out the window of a vehicle, according to the outlet. — Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 8 Jan. 2026