Synonyms for nearly
ˈnɪər linear·ly

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. nearly

   Synonyms:
   almost, closely, approximately

   Antonyms:
   quite, entirely, distantly, remotely

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1. about, almost, most, nearly, near, nigh, virtually, well-nighadverb

   (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

   "the job is (just) about done"; "the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded"; "we're almost finished"; "the car all but ran her down"; "he nearly fainted"; "talked for nigh onto 2 hours"; "the recording is well-nigh perfect"; "virtually all the parties signed the contract"; "I was near exhausted by the run"; "most everyone agrees"

   Synonyms:
   well-nigh, virtually, closely, or so, intimately, roughly, just about, some, nigh, most, about, more or less, almost, close, near, approximately, around, to the highest degree, close to

2. closely, intimately, nearlyadverb

   in a close manner

   "the two phenomena are intimately connected"; "the person most nearly concerned"

   Synonyms:
   most, tight, well, nigh, well-nigh, close, virtually, about, almost, near, intimately, closely

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1. nearlyadjective

   Synonyms:
   approximately, not remotely

2. nearlyadjective

   Synonyms:
   almost, well-nigh, within a little

3. nearlyadjective

   Synonyms:
   closely, intimately

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1. List of paraphrases for "nearly":

   almost, near, virtually, approximately, close, practically, about, closely, around, roughly, some, fast, hardly

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1. Robert Wood:

   Worsening your trade terms with the destination for nearly half your exports will be an economic negative.

2. Danielle Hale:

   With rents up by nearly 20 % over the past two years, rental prices are likely to remain high, but we do expect some cooling from the recent accelerated pace.

3. Bernie Sanders:

   I have a message for Secretary Clinton: We shouldn't re-negotiate the Pacific trade proposal, we should kill this unfettered free trade agreement which would cost us nearly half a million jobs.

4. Dan Dennison:

   (Williams/Flanagan) had a level of a long series of complaints against co-workers nearly from the beginning of employment at the TV station.

5. Susan Nugent:

   We are extraordinarily disappointed, we raised very significant issues about the need for a change of venue. The trial was held in New London, but should have been moved to Bridgeport. This case gained sensational publicity, and the (previous) attorneys did not pursue the issue nearly enough.