Thesaurus / close but no cigar
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MOST RELEVANT
- approximately
- practically
- roughly
- virtually
- about
- closely
- most
- well-nigh
- all but
- approaching
- as good as
- circa
- give or take a little
- in effect
- in essence
- in substance
- in the ballpark
- in the neighborhood
- just about
- more or less
- much
- nearabout
- not quite
- pretty near
- round
- roundly
- some
- somewhere
- upwards of
- within a little
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Squinty could look out, but the slats were as close together as those in a chicken coop, and the little pig could not get out.
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On the upper part of the stem the whorls are very close together, but they are more widely separated at the lower portion.
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It was close upon twelve o'clock, and the "Rooms" had been open to the public for two hours.
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In the close relation and affection of these last days, the sense of alienation and antagonism faded from both their hearts.
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The young men gathered round him and offered him a cigar, which he accepted and began to smoke.
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He passed the latter part of his life in poverty, and towards the close of it, was confined in a madhouse.
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Young Lamb's big cigar has been out long ago; but he pulls hard at it, wholly unaware of the fact.
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“The British Raj is doomed,” she muttered, lowering her voice, and bringing her magnificent eyes close to his.
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Now, he chose a small table in a corner of the balcony, close to the glass screen.
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The two were standing together before the fire; Bernard watched Mrs. Vivian close the door softly behind her.
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WORDS RELATED TO CLOSE BUT NO CIGAR
- about
- all but
- approaching
- approximately
- as good as
- circa
- close but no cigar
- closely
- give or take a little
- in effect
- in essence
- in substance
- in the ballpark
- in the neighborhood
- just about
- more or less
- most
- much
- nearabout
- not quite
- practically
- pretty near
- roughly
- round
- roundly
- some
- somewhere
- upwards of
- virtually
- well-nigh
- within a little
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.