Synonyms of nearing

nearing 1 of 3

adjective

as in approaching

being soon to appear or take place

teachers preparing for the fast-nearing school year

Synonyms & Similar Words

• approaching
• upcoming
• coming
• impending
• to come
• imminent
• at hand
• forthcoming
• oncoming
• on hand
• proximate
• future
• pending
• on tap
• awaited
• expected
• predicted
• anticipated
• foreseen

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• late
• recent
• past
• sometime
• other
• former
• old
• foregone
• bygone
• onetime
• erstwhile
• whilom
• quondam

nearing

2 of 3

noun

as in coming

Related Words

• coming
• arrival
• advent
• approach
• current
• flow
• bound
• stream
• drift
• jump
• flux
• leap
• way
• progress
• process
• stride
• advance
• step
• march
• progression
• furtherance
• advancement
• going
• headway
• procession
• passage
• momentum
• impetus
• onrush

Dissimilar Words

• recession
• regression
• retreat
• return
• regress
• recess
• retrogression
• ebb
• reverse
• reversal
• reflux
• retraction
• turnaround
• backwash
• turnabout
• about-face

nearing

3 of 3

verb

present participle of near

1

as in closing

to come near or nearer

as the procession nears, you'll be able to take a better picture of the graduates

Synonyms & Similar Words

• approaching
• coming
• closing
• reaching
• coming up
• closing in
• drawing on
• arriving
• attaining
• hitting
• nighing
• bellying up
• landing
• gaining
• making
• bordering
• verging
• turning up
• showing up
• creeping up
• adjoining
• touching
• waltzing (up)
• sneaking up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• retiring
• receding
• withdrawing
• retreating
• backing (up or away)
• leaving
• going
• exiting
• removing
• departing
• quitting
• taking off
• running away
• pulling out
• walking out
• clearing out
• shoving (off)
• lighting out

2

as in entering

to move closer to

as we near the church, you'll be able to see the bas-relief sculptures better

Synonyms & Similar Words

• approaching
• coming
• entering
• advancing
• nighing
• popping (in)
• dropping in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• going
• withdrawing
• retreating
• leaving
• departing
• receding (from)
• exiting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of nearing

Noun

Now, with another training camp nearing, his former organization is left to pick up the pieces. — Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

The stock is now 72% below highs but nearing levels not seen since early 2022. — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 23 July 2026

But some lawyers warned this window may also close soon due to the nearing deadline. — Medora Lee, USA Today, 27 June 2026

The pitch, as expected, appeared to have lost its spite nearing lunch when Latham, who had hung tough for 74 deliveries, tried turning Jofra Archer to the leg side but found a leading edge that Jacob Bethell superbly snatched out of the air at gully. — ABC News, 17 June 2026

With Mercury nearing Saturn, you’re tempted to overanalyze someone’s tone. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026

Similarly, Saturday night’s schedule featured a nearing-his-75th-birthday tribute to Billy Branch, once considered a young lion in the genre, and the festival will conclude Sunday with 84-year-old living legend Taj Mahal. — Kevin McKeough, Chicago Tribune, 7 June 2026

With the Hai Kun nearing delivery, the modernization of the Chien Lung-class submarines nearing completion, and advanced torpedoes scheduled to arrive next year, Taiwan’s navy is steadily expanding its undersea warfare capabilities and strengthening its maritime deterrence posture. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 2 June 2026

Remediation is currently underway with litigation nearing resolution. — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 27 May 2026

Verb

The gift is the largest in OU’s history and makes Hamm the university’s largest individual donor, with his lifetime giving nearing $250 million. — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2026

As Deadline reported at the time of the Spider-Noir cancellation earlier this month, Amazon and Sony TV were continuing to develop multiple projects under the pact, with one of them nearing a series order. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026

But Shannon McCue of Fitch said the new deadline could help, since LINXS no longer is nearing an initial breach of contract. — Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026

Halfway houses, also known as residential reentry centers, offer a supervised environment for inmates nearing release and services including career counseling and financial management assistance, according to the bureau. — Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026

The source describes halfway houses, also known as residential reentry centers, as supervised environments for inmates nearing release that offer services including career counseling and financial management assistance. — Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2026

Polo maintains a robust inner eye wall according to recent radar scans from the Hurricane Hunters, and the National Hurricane Center forecasts winds nearing 180 mph Tuesday night. — Sean MacAday, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 2026

Their books are therefore, in some respects, elegies to a conception of reading and writing which seems to be nearing an end. — Louis Menand, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026

Television inventory was already nearing saturation in some battlegrounds by mid-September, CNBC reported Friday, while super PACs can pay substantially more than candidates for comparable airtime. — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026