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Synonyms for near
Synonyms for near: approximate and close. Every one of them is a hand audited pair from the Synonym Stack word bank, shown below in the sense it fits, in a real sentence, and beside the words that only look close.
The 2 synonyms for near
Interchangeable with near in this sense
Audited under near's own entry, so the meaning quoted is the one near carries in that sense.
- approximateadjective, in the sense "very close in resemblance"
Recorded from the other side of the pair
These entries were written under the other word and name near as the true synonym, so the sense quoted is theirs.
- closeclose is an adjective in the sense "not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances"
Two directions, one standard: one audited under near and one under the partner word. Nothing here was expanded out of a thesaurus.
very close in resemblance
A near likeness.
The true synonym
approximate
Same sentence, swapped: A approximate likeness.
Close but different
These three are the other tiles the game puts on screen for this sense, and the note above says why the closest of them fails. None is a synonym for near in the sentence quoted.
- skinny
- round
- future
Where near turns up in the game
near is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 3, Ridgeline. It also sits on the board as one of the three wrong tiles in seven other puzzles, where the answer is a different word entirely.
4 of the 7 puzzles where near is the trap
- hardadjective, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is heavy, in the sense "given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors", so near is there to be ruled out.
- leftadjective, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is odd, in the sense "not used up", so near is there to be ruled out.
- outstripverb, Tier 2, Treeline. The answer there is beat, in the sense "to move ahead of or surpass a competitor", and near is on the board beside it.
- approximateadjective, Tier 3, Ridgeline. The answer there is rough, in the sense "not quite exact or correct", and near is on the board beside it.
Play near
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so near reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.
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Closest first: other words at Ridgeline, then their alphabetical neighbours.
Why the near miss missed, in the game as well as here
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. near carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.