not far from

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like adj.
almost adv.
approximately adv.
more or less adv.

ADJECTIVE

Synonyms

STRONGEST

alike comparable related

STRONG

agnate allied allying approximating close cognate conforming congeneric consonant corresponding double equal equaling equivalent jibing matching near parallel relating resembling same twin uniform

WEAK

according to akin analogous approximative carbon-copy coextensive commensurate compatible congenerous consistent homologous identical in the manner of much the same not unlike on the order of selfsame such undifferentiated

Antonyms

STRONGEST

different dissimilar unlike

STRONG

away changing divergent far inconsistent mismatched unalike unequal unfriendly variable

ADVERB

almost

Synonyms

STRONGEST

about approximately around essentially most much practically relatively roughly virtually

STRONG

nigh well-nigh

WEAK

about to all but as good as bordering on close to close upon for all practical purposes for the greatest part in effect in the neighborhood of in the vicinity of just about near to not quite on the brink of on the edge of on the point of on the verge of pretty near substantially within sight of

ADVERB

approximately

Synonyms

STRONGEST

almost generally relatively roughly

STRONG

about around

WEAK

ballpark figure bordering on circa close to closely comparatively in the ballpark in the neighborhood of in the region of in the vicinity of just about loosely more or less most much not quite proximately upwards of very close

Antonyms

WEAK

accurately clearly definitely exactly precisely

ADVERB

more or less

Synonyms

WEAK

about almost around ballpark figure bordering on circa close to in the ballpark in the neighborhood of in the vicinity of just about not quite on average relatively roughly thereabouts very close

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not far from

Now, seated at a coffee shop not far from the U.S.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

A 24-megawatt generation machine will be commissioned by the end of October in Brikama, not far from the capital Banjul, Barrow said in a TV address last week.

From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026

I noticed Abdul El-Sayed only after he had already taken his place at a 9/11 memorial in Lansing, Michigan, last Friday, standing not far from a piece of steel from the World Trade Center site.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

Kelce’s primary home is in Kansas, not far from the home stadium of his NFL team, the Chiefs.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 7, 2026

Farmer, about to graduate from Duke, found an equivalent to Upper Silesia not far from campus.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

not far from

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