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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"We don't have a close-by beach to go to," the 20-year-old says.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2023

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

But you get used to close-by beauty, and Constanza was different, like the picture of a faraway place on a puzzle you hurry to put together.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez

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