What is another word for was near?

Pronunciation: [wɒz nˈi͡ə] (IPA)

There are numerous synonyms for the phrase "was near." Some common options include "was close," "was approaching," "was nearby," and "was almost there." Other possibilities include "was within reach," "was in close proximity," and "was on the verge of." Depending on the context in which the phrase is being used, there may be additional synonyms that could be more appropriate. For example, if discussing a deadline, "was imminent" could be a suitable synonym. When writing or speaking, it's important to choose the most appropriate synonym to convey the intended meaning to the audience.

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A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the opposite words for was near?

Antonyms for the phrase "was near" would include phrases such as "was far away," "was distant," and "was apart." These antonyms suggest a significant physical distance between objects or individuals in question, as opposed to proximity. Other antonyms may include phrases that highlight differences in time or state, such as "was long ago," "was different," or "was dissimilar." Overall, antonyms for "was near" suggest a sense of difference or separation between two things or people, indicating an absence of closeness or intimacy.

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Famous quotes with Was near

  • I was near sighted. I was born myopic, and I got glasses, right after that.
    Kitty Carlisle
  • Before my troops reached the little city, and before the people of Fredericksburg knew that any part of the Confederate army was near, there was great excitement over the demand for surrender.
    James Longstreet
  • That death was near, I suppose I believed, but I saw it only as a rest after the day's work.
    Knute Nelson
  • This passenger — the first and only one we had had, except to go from port to port on the coast — was no one else than a gentleman whom I had known in my smoother days, and the last person I should have expected to see on the coast of California — Professor Nuttall of Cambridge. I had left him quietly seated in the chair of the Botany and Ornithology Department at Harvard University, and the next I saw of him, he was strolling about San Diego beach, in a sailors' pea jacket, with a wide straw hat, and barefooted, with his trousers rolled up to his knees, picking up stones and shells... I was often amused to see the sailors puzzled to know what to make of him, and to hear their conjectures about him and his business... The Pilgrim's crew called Mr. Nuttall "Old Curious," from his zeal for curiosities; and some of them said that he was crazy, and that his friends let him go about and amuse himself this way. Why else would (he)... come to such a place as California to pick up shells and stones, they could not understand. One of them, however, who had seen something more of the world ashore said, "Oh, 'vast there!... I've seen them colleges and know the ropes. They keep all such things for cur'osities, and study 'em, and have men a purpose to go and get 'em... He'll carry all these things to the college, and if they are better than any that they have had before, he'll be head of the college. Then, by and by, somebody else will go after some more, and if they beat him he'll have to go again, or else give up his berth. That's the way they do it. This old covery knows the ropes. He has worked a traverse over 'em, and come 'way out here where nobody's ever been afore, and where they'll never think of coming." This explanation satisfied Jack; and as it raised Mr. Nuttall's credit, and was near enough to the truth for common purposes, I did not disturb it.
    Richard Henry Dana
  • The tiger springs in the new year. Us he devours. Think at last We have not reached conclusion, when I Stiffen in a rented house. Think at last I have not made this show purposelessly And it is not by any concitation Of the backward devils. I would meet you upon this honestly. I that was near your heart was removed therefrom To lose beauty in terror, terror in inquisition. I have lost my passion: why should I need to keep it Since what is kept must be adulterated?
    T. S. Eliot

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