adjadj.allnot far distant in time or space or degree or circumstancesAttributes:distance
Synset:close near nigh
Examples:- near neighbors
- in the near future
- they are near equals
- his nearest approach to success
- a very near thing
- a near hit by the bomb
- she was near tears
- she was close to tears
- had a close call
Antonyms:far
Derivationally Related Form:closenessnearness
Inherited Hypernyms:near
Similar to:adjacent hot nearby warm
adj satadj.allclosely resembling the genuine articleExamples:- near beer
- a dress of near satin
Antonyms:natural
Inherited Hypernyms:near
Similar to:artificial unreal
adj satadj.allgiving or spending with reluctanceSynset:cheeseparing close near penny-pinching skinny
Examples:- our cheeseparing administration
- very close (or near) with his money
- a penny-pinching miserly old man
Antonyms:generous
Derivationally Related Form:closenesspenny-pinching
Inherited Hypernyms:cheeseparing
Similar to:stingy ungenerous
adj satadj.allvery close in resemblanceSynset:approximate near
Examples:- sketched in an approximate likeness
- a near likeness
Antonyms:distant
Inherited Hypernyms:approximate
Similar to:close
advadv.all(superlative of 'near' or 'close') within the shortest distanceDomain Usage:superlative
Synset:closest nighest
Examples:- that was the time he came nearest to death
Inherited Hypernyms:nearest