· not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances; "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"

Synonym(s): close, nigh

Antonym(s): far

· being on the left side; "the near or nigh horse is the one on the left"; "the animal's left side is its near or nigh side"

Synonym(s): nigh

· closely resembling the genuine article; "near beer"; "a dress of near satin"

· giving or spending with reluctance; "our cheeseparing administration"; "very close (or near) with his money"; "a penny-pinching miserly old man"

Synonym(s): cheeseparing, close, penny-pinching, skinny

· with or in a close or intimate relationship; "a good friend"; "my sisters and brothers are near and dear"

Synonym(s): dear, good

· very close in resemblance; "sketched in an approximate likeness"; "a near likeness"

Synonym(s): approximate

· (superlative of `near' or `close') within the shortest distance; "that was the time he came nearest to death"

Synonym(s): nighest, closest