Definition for Nearly:

• Closely; at no great distance; almost; within a little.

Synonyms for Nearly:

• adj.

  •close (adjective)
  • at hand,
  • handy,
  • around the corner,
  • adjacent,
  • abutting,
  • convenient,
  • warm,
  • immediate,
  • proximate,
  • adjoining,
  • in spitting distance,
  • hard by,
  • nearest,
  • imminent,
  • give or take a little,
  • near-at-hand,
  • under one's nose,
  • next,
  • across the street,
  • impending,
  • contiguous,
  • neighboring.
  •practically (adjective)
  • morally,
  • fundamentally,
  • basically,
  • essentially.

• adv

  •just (adverb)
  • right now,
  • just now,
  • at this moment,
  • a moment ago,
  • by very little.
  •just about (adverb)
  • well-nigh,
  • as good as.
  •relatively (adverb)
  • comparably,
  • proportionately,
  • some extent.
  •thereabout (adverb)
  • in the vicinity,
  • close at hand.
  •virtually (adverb)
  • not absolutely,
  • guesstimate,
  • not actually,
  • in all but name,
  • something like.

• adv.

  •closely (adverb)
  • jointly,
  • heedfully,
  • searchingly,
  • exactly,
  • similarly,
  • firmly,
  • strictly,
  • scrupulously,
  • meticulously,
  • hard,
  • sharply,
  • intently.
  •halfway (adverb)
  • conciliatory,
  • imperfectly,
  • restrictedly,
  • middling,
  • insufficiently,
  • partially,
  • rather,
  • to a degree,
  • medially,
  • incompletely,
  • comparatively,
  • pretty*,
  • moderately,
  • half the distance,
  • midway,
  • in part,
  • compromising,
  • partly,
  • unsatisfactorily,
  • to the middle.
  •just about (adverb)
  • close to,
  • around,
  • wellnigh,
  • just about,
  • not quite.
  •most (adverb)
  • exceedingly,
  • eminently,
  • remarkably,
  • too,
  • very,
  • in the majority,
  • super,
  • mightily.
  •narrowly (adverb)
  • by narrow margin,
  • by a hair,
  • only just,
  • by a whisker,
  • painstakingly,
  • scrutinizingly,
  • carefully.
  •nearly (adverb)
  • approaching,
  • Adjacently,
  • some,
  • roughly,
  • close but no cigar,
  • in substance,
  • roundly,
  • immediately,
  • much,
  • somewhere,
  • upwards of,
  • nearabout,
  • pretty near,
  • in the ballpark,
  • locally,
  • CIRCA,
  • within a little,
  • more or less,
  • in effect.
  •round (adverb)
  • in the neighborhood of.
  •thereabout (adverb)
  • thereabout.
  •virtually (adverb)
  • effectually.

• n.

  •
  • next door,
  • united,
  • Beside,
  • attached,
  • alongside,
  • nearby.
  •
  • hardly.
  •all but (noun)
  • all but.
  •nearly (noun)
  • near.

• prep.

  •toward/towards (preposition)
  • vis a vis,
  • in direction of,
  • on road to.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • borderline,
  • near miss,
  • scarce.
  •
  • go on.
  •
  • good,
  • get on.
  •midway
  • halfway.

Paraphrases for Nearly:

• Equivalence

  • Cardinal number
    almost.
  • Proper noun, singular
    approximately, almost.
  • Adverb
    approximately.
  • Interjection
    almost.

• Independent

  • Adverb
    virtually, practically, roughly, about, barely, closely, hardly, scarcely, essentially, substantially, largely, nearby, some, carefully, pretty, closer, fairly, soon, basically, attentively, recently, mostly, quite, nigh, relatively, almost, literally, rarely, shortly, intimately, narrowly, just.
  • Interjection
    HOMOS.

• Other Related

  • Proper noun, singular
    near.
  • Adverb
    near.

Antonyms for Nearly:

• adv.

  • Other antonyms:
    fully, utterly, barely, hardly, distantly, scarcely, quite, completely, remotely.

Nearly Sentence Examples:

• Now, sir, you did your best to save my life last night, and you killed that fellow who did for me, and you pretty nearly got killed yourself.

• " You very nearly did miss us," said the Doctor.

Homophones for Nearly:

• narrow wale, nonmoral, narial, Neroli Oil, narwhal, NRL, narwal, narwhale, neural, narrowly, numeral.