1. approach, come near, come on, draw close, draw near, go up, near

move towards

Example Sentences:
'We were approaching our destination'
'They are drawing near'
'The enemy army came nearer and nearer'

• approach
• come near
• come on
• draw close
• draw near
• go up

2. close, near, nigh

not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances

Example Sentences:
'near neighbors'
'in the near future'
'they are near equals'
'his nearest approach to success'
'a very near thing'
'a near hit by the bomb'
'she was near tears'
'she was close to tears'
'had a close call'

• close
• nigh

3. near, nigh

being on the left side

Example Sentences:
'the near or nigh horse is the one on the left'
'the animal's left side is its near or nigh side'

• nigh

4. near

closely resembling the genuine article

Example Sentences:
'near beer'
'a dress of near satin'

• artificial
• unreal

5. cheeseparing, close, near, penny-pinching, skinny

giving or spending with reluctance

Example Sentences:
'our cheeseparing administration'
'very close (or near) with his money'
'a penny-pinching miserly old man'

• cheeseparing
• close
• penny-pinching
• skinny

• stingy
• ungenerous

6. dear, good, near

with or in a close or intimate relationship

Example Sentences:
'a good friend'
'my sisters and brothers are near and dear'

• dear
• good

7. approximate, near

very close in resemblance

Example Sentences:
'sketched in an approximate likeness'
'a near likeness'

• approximate

8. close, near, nigh

near in time or place or relationship

Example Sentences:
'as the wedding day drew near'
'stood near the door'
'don't shoot until they come near'
'getting near to the true explanation'
'her mother is always near'
'The end draws nigh'
'the bullet didn't come close'
'don't get too close to the fire'

• close
• nigh

9. about, almost, most, near, nearly, nigh, virtually, well-nigh

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

Example Sentences:
'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'

• about
• almost
• most
• nearly
• nigh
• virtually
• well-nigh