Synonyms for Nears:

• n.

  •stone's throw (noun)
  • shouting distance,
  • eyeshot,
  • not far,
  • earshot,
  • next door,
  • close range,
  • holler,
  • spitting distance.

• v.

  •approach (verb)
  • match,
  • verge upon,
  • close in,
  • surround,
  • move toward,
  • approximate,
  • take after,
  • move in on,
  • meet,
  • correspond to,
  • gain on,
  • bear,
  • converge,
  • compare with,
  • come close,
  • resemble,
  • go toward,
  • come,
  • impend,
  • border,
  • loom up,
  • equal,
  • progress,
  • be like,
  • contact,
  • creep up,
  • be comparable to,
  • advance,
  • buzz,
  • reach,
  • draw near,
  • near,
  • threaten,
  • belly up to,
  • catch up,
  • come at.
  •approaches (verb)
  • advances,
  • approaches,
  • impends,
  • Comes,
  • Gains,
  • looms,
  • closes,
  • converges,
  • accesses.
  •approximate (verb)
  • come near,
  • touch,
  • estimate,
  • approach,
  • verge on,
  • border on.
  •bear down (verb)
  • weigh down,
  • advance on,
  • press,
  • converge on.
  •border on (verb)
  • impinge,
  • abut,
  • echo,
  • compare,
  • connect,
  • lie next to,
  • adjoin,
  • be similar to,
  • parallel,
  • neighbor,
  • join,
  • march,
  • lie near.
  •come (verb)
  • pop in,
  • bob up,
  • wind up at,
  • be obtainable,
  • happen,
  • sign in,
  • turn up,
  • occur,
  • originate,
  • be ready,
  • HIT,
  • appear,
  • blow in,
  • drop in,
  • turn out,
  • burst,
  • be at disposal,
  • get,
  • move,
  • flare,
  • breeze in,
  • check in,
  • show,
  • hit town,
  • get in,
  • be accessible,
  • materialize,
  • fall by,
  • sky in,
  • make it,
  • be handy,
  • enter,
  • show up,
  • punch in,
  • clock in,
  • attain,
  • be convenient,
  • arrive,
  • fall in,
  • become,
  • spring in,
  • punch the clock,
  • make the scene,
  • ring in,
  • roll in,
  • pop up.
  •go (verb)
  • cruise,
  • push on,
  • lam,
  • get lost,
  • take a hike,
  • make for,
  • shove off,
  • set off,
  • decamp,
  • travel,
  • get off,
  • mosey,
  • journey,
  • make one's way,
  • light out,
  • exit,
  • get going,
  • hit the road,
  • beat it,
  • take a powder,
  • split,
  • hie,
  • retire,
  • quit,
  • hightail,
  • run along,
  • get away,
  • push off,
  • wend,
  • run away,
  • escape,
  • depart,
  • make a break for it,
  • abscond,
  • bug out,
  • skip out,
  • take flight,
  • vamoose,
  • fly,
  • withdraw,
  • take off,
  • pass,
  • fare,
  • repair,
  • move out,
  • take leave,
  • pull out,
  • leave,
  • flee.
  •rival (verb)
  • compete,
  • amount,
  • go for,
  • contest,
  • emulate,
  • measure up to,
  • go after,
  • come up to,
  • scramble for,
  • vie with,
  • come near to,
  • rivalize,
  • jockey for position,
  • bear comparison with,
  • seek to displace,
  • contend,
  • tie,
  • partake,
  • correspond.

Paraphrases for Nears:

• Forward Entailment

  • Proper noun, singular
    near.

• Independent

  • Proper noun, plural
    looms.
  • Proper noun, singular
    looms, approaching.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    earns, approximates, pertains, Addresses, straddles, permeates, reaches, resembles, encompasses, confronts, afflicts, receives, draws, Affects, brings, involves, infects, covers, touch, touches, Comes, hits, looms.

• Other Related

  • Proper noun, singular
    Nearing.

Antonyms for Nears:

• v.

  • approach
    go, retrogress, depart, go away, retreat, decrease, miss, distance, stop, avoid, leave.
  • border on
    not touch.
  • come
    hide, disappear, fail, conceal, dissuade, lose, discourage, recede.
  • go
    create, continue, break, be born, disagree, arrive, face, surrender, wait, mismatch, come, enter, remain, stay.
  • loom
    descend, fall, drop, abandon, neglect, decline.
  • rival
    disconnect, assist, aid, support, give up, help, cooperate.

Nears Sentence Examples:

• And I can't see the reason why every time Ma nears, She thinks she's got to send me to wash my neck and ears.

• Below, a butt for sailors' jeers, White as the sky when a white squall nears, Huddled the crowd of the prisoners.

Homophones for Nears:

• nero, NRA, newari, namur, no more, nary, nunnery, New Year, nearer, naira, NARA, namer, ne'er, NRO, narrow, nowhere, nmr, noria, niner, norway, nehru, nauru, nonhairy.