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close-by

[klohs-bahy] / ˈkloʊsˈbaɪ /
ADJECTIVE
adjacent
Synonyms
STRONGEST
adjoining bordering contiguous neighboring
WEAK
alongside beside close near next door touching
Antonyms
STRONGEST
divided separate
WEAK
apart away detached disconnected distant far faraway nonadjacent remote
ADJECTIVE
convenient
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accessible available handy immediate
WEAK
adjacent adjoining all around at elbows at fingertips at hand central close close-at-hand contiguous easy to reach in neighborhood next next door nigh on deck on tap under one's nose within reach
Antonyms
WEAK
awkward distant far out-of-the-way unavailable
ADJECTIVE
handy
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accessible available convenient
STRONG
close ready
WEAK
adjacent at hand close-at-hand near near-at-hand on hand within reach
Antonyms
STRONGEST
unavailable unhandy
WEAK
faraway inconvenient
ADJECTIVE
near
Synonyms
STRONGEST
adjacent adjoining immediate nearby neighboring warm
STRONG
abutting bordering burning close nigh ready touching
WEAK
abreast along toward alongside approximal around at close quarters available beside close shave close-at-hand conterminous contiguous convenient hair's breadth handy in close proximity near-at-hand next door not remote practically proximal proximate side-by-side vincinal within stone's throw
Antonyms
STRONGEST
away detached distant far faraway separate
STRONG
cool
WEAK
deferred expired gone past postponed remote unfamiliar
ADJECTIVE
nearby
Synonyms
STRONGEST
adjacent neighboring
WEAK
close close-at-hand contiguous convenient handy immediate proximate ready
Antonyms
WEAK
far faraway
PREPOSITION
alongside
Synonyms
WEAK
along the side of apace with at the side of beside by by the side of close at hand equal with in company with next to parallel to side by side
Antonyms
WEAK
away

Example Sentences

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Locals have taken to praying by the sports center in the close-by city of Crotone, where coffins sit, waiting for burial.

From New York Times • Mar. 16, 2023

The source added Chinese boats repeatedly "pressed" into the unofficial buffer, while Taiwan's navy stayed close-by to monitor the movements.

From Reuters • Aug. 7, 2022

If you are traveling for the park specifically, consider flying into the compact and close-by Bob Hope Burbank Airport.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 5, 2021

Linking close-by cities with an upgraded line will have a higher economic impact, the National Infrastructure Commission said.

From BBC • Dec. 15, 2020

Conspirators who plotted against the American cause had been arrested all over the city and in several close-by villages.

From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson