Definitions

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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Seeing deep tracks right after a rain shower can mean the lynx is very close by.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

When they announced the merger, the companies said they expected it to close by mid-2026.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

All seven nuclear reactors had at one point been set to close by 2025.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

Egypt limited its night-time economy, ordering shops, restaurants, wedding halls and other public venues to close by 9 p.m. most days.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

All my life my father had followed the water, so it had never seemed strange to have him gone, but Call had always been around, either with me or close by.

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson

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