Nearness

(Roget's Thesaurus)

<- N

PARAG:Nearness->N

GRP: \\ N \\ 1

Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ nearness

nearness

&c.->Adj.

Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ proximity

proximity

propinquity

Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ vicinity

vicinity

vicinage

Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ neighborhood

neighborhood

adjacency

Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ contiguity

contiguity

&c. 199

GRP: \\ N \\ 2

Sgm: \\ N \\ 2 \\ short distance

short distance

short step

short cut

Sgm: \\ N \\ 2 \\ earshot

earshot

close quarters

stone's throw

Sgm: \\ N \\ 2 \\ bow shot

bow shot

gun shot

pistol shot

Sgm: \\ N \\ 2 \\ hair's breadth

hair's breadth

span

GRP: \\ N \\ 3

Sgm: \\ N \\ 3 \\ purlieus

purlieus

neighborhood

vicinage

environs

alentours

suburbs

confines

banlieue

borderland

Sgm: \\ N \\ 3 \\ whereabouts

whereabouts

GRP: \\ N \\ 4

Sgm: \\ N \\ 4 \\ bystander

bystander

Sgm: \\ N \\ 4 \\ neighbor

neighbor

borderer

GRP: \\ N \\ 5

Sgm: \\ N \\ 5 \\ approach

approach

&c. 286

Sgm: \\ N \\ 5 \\ convergence

convergence

&c. 290

Sgm: \\ N \\ 5 \\ perihelion

perihelion

PARAG:Nearness->V

GRP: \\ V \\ 1

Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ be near

be near

&c.->Adj.

Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ adjoin

adjoin

hang about

trench on

Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ border upon

border upon

verge upon

Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ stand by

stand by

approximate

tread on the heels of

cling to

clasp

hug

Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ huddle

huddle

Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ hang upon the skirts of

hang upon the skirts of

hover over

Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ burn

burn

GRP: \\ V \\ 2

Sgm: \\ V \\ 2 \\ bring near

bring near

draw near

&c. 286

Sgm: \\ V \\ 2 \\ converge

converge

&c. 290

Sgm: \\ V \\ 2 \\ crowd

crowd

&c. 72

Sgm: \\ V \\ 2 \\ place side by side

place side by side

&c.->Adv.

PARAG:Nearness->Adj

GRP: \\ Adj \\ 1

Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ near

near

nigh

Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ close at hand

close at hand

near at hand

Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ close

close

neighboring

Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ bordering upon

bordering upon

contiguous

adjacent

adjoining

Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ proximate

proximate

proximal

Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ at hand

at hand

handy

Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ near the mark

near the mark

near run

Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ home

home

intimate

PARAG:Nearness->Adv

GRP: \\ Adv \\ 1

Sgm: \\ Adv \\ 1 \\ near

near

nigh

Sgm: \\ Adv \\ 1 \\ hard by

hard by

fast by

Sgm: \\ Adv \\ 1 \\ close to

close to

close upon

Sgm: \\ Adv \\ 1 \\ hard upon

hard upon

Sgm: \\ Adv \\ 1 \\ at the point of

at the point of

Sgm: \\ Adv \\ 1 \\ next door to

next door to

Sgm: \\ Adv \\ 1 \\ within reach

within reach

within call

within hearing

within earshot

Sgm: \\ Adv \\ 1 \\ within an ace of

within an ace of

Sgm: \\ Adv \\ 1 \\ but a step

but a step

not far from

at no great distance

Sgm: \\ Adv \\ 1 \\ on the verge of

on the verge of

on the brink of

on the skirts of

Sgm: \\ Adv \\ 1 \\ in the environs

in the environs

&c.->N.

Sgm: \\ Adv \\ 1 \\ at one's door

at one's door

at one's feet

at one's elbow

at one's finger's end

at one's side

Sgm: \\ Adv \\ 1 \\ on the tip of one's tongue

on the tip of one's tongue

Sgm: \\ Adv \\ 1 \\ under one's nose

under one's nose

Sgm: \\ Adv \\ 1 \\ within a stone's throw

within a stone's throw

&c.->N.

Sgm: \\ Adv \\ 1 \\ in sight of

in sight of

in presence of

Sgm: \\ Adv \\ 1 \\ at close quarters

at close quarters

Sgm: \\ Adv \\ 1 \\ cheek by jole

cheek by jole

cheek by jowl

Sgm: \\ Adv \\ 1 \\ beside

beside

alongside

side by side

tete-a-tete

Sgm: \\ Adv \\ 1 \\ in juxtaposition

in juxtaposition

&c.(touching) 199

Sgm: \\ Adv \\ 1 \\ yardarm to yardarm

yardarm to yardarm

at the heels of

Sgm: \\ Adv \\ 1 \\ on the confines of

on the confines of

at the threshold

bordering upon

verging to

Sgm: \\ Adv \\ 1 \\ in the way

in the way

GRP: \\ Adv \\ 2

Sgm: \\ Adv \\ 2 \\ about

about

Sgm: \\ Adv \\ 2 \\ here abouts

here abouts

there abouts

Sgm: \\ Adv \\ 2 \\ roughly

roughly

in round numbers

Sgm: \\ Adv \\ 2 \\ approximately

approximately

approximatively

Sgm: \\ Adv \\ 2 \\ as good as

as good as

well-nigh