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very close to but not completely bought it for next to nothing Synonyms about, all but, borderline, fair [chiefly British], fairly, feckly [chiefly Scottish], more or less, most, much, near, nearly, almost, nigh, practically, somewhere, virtually, well-nighRelated Words appreciably, by and large, chiefly, largely, mainly, mostly; kind of, partially, partly, somewhatNear Antonyms absolutely, altogether, completely, entirely, fully, plain, plumb [chiefly dialect], quite, thoroughly; totally, utterly, well, wholly; barely, hardly, scarcely

1 close to enjoys living next to the ocean Synonyms about, by, near, around, nighRelated Words alongside, beside; across, along, at; circa; toward (or towards)

2 subsequent to in time or order next to the war, the flagging economy was the biggest campaign issue Synonyms après, behind, below, following, after, pastRelated Words sinceNear Antonyms toward (or towards)Antonyms afore [chiefly dialect], ahead of, before, ere, of, previous to, prior to, to