Synonyms for close to
- adverb
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Adverb
1. Near — approximately
near, about, approximately, some, just about, nigh, around, more-or-less, nearly, almost, roughly, beside, ish
Definitions
- adv. 1
Approximately.
It lasted close to an hour.
Example sentences
- near How about playing catch in the vacant lot near by?
- approximately The phone rings approximately fifty times an hour.
- nigh The loathsome Gadgols no longer dared come nigh.
By length
- 3 letters
- ish1
- 4 letters
- some1, near1, nigh1
- 5 letters
- about2
- 6 letters
- around2, almost2, nearly2, beside2
- 7 letters
- roughly2
- 13 letters
- approximately5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (about2 = 2 syllables).