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Nearby
/ˈnɪəbaɪ/
Close in distance, not far away, or in proximity to something.
Synonyms:
close
adjacent
proximate
near
neighboring
Antonyms:
far
distant
remote
Examples:
I set off walking upstream along a river that ran
nearby
.
He pulled Kemp behind a
nearby
bathroom door.
Then she said, 'Someone is
nearby
.
Etymology:
Derived in the late 14th century from Middle English
neer
meaning
near
+
by
, an adverbial particle indicating closeness.
Usage Statistics:
25 mentions per 1 million words
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Formal Synonyms
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