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Synonyms for nearly
Synonyms for nearly: closely and virtually. 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 nearly
- closelyadverb, in the sense "in a close manner"
- virtuallyadverb, in the sense "slightly short of or not quite accomplished"
All two are filed under nearly's own senses, one synonym per sense, each read by a human before it shipped.
in a close manner
Choose the answer that most nearly matches the given definition.
The true synonym
closely
Same sentence, swapped: Choose the answer that most closely matches the given definition.
Close but different
Distractors, not synonyms. This entry has no written reason line yet, so read them against the sentence and the sense above.
- virtually
- approximately
- roughly
slightly short of or not quite accomplished
He nearly fainted.
The true synonym
virtually
Same sentence, swapped: He virtually fainted.
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 nearly in the sentence quoted.
- closely
- hardly
- barely
Where nearly turns up in the game
nearly is the word under test in two puzzles, spread across Tier 2, Treeline. It also sits on the board as one of the three wrong tiles in one other puzzle, where the answer is a different word entirely.
The puzzle where nearly is the trap
- eventuallyadverb, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is finally, in the sense "in the end, after a long or delayed process", and nearly is one of the three tiles that lose.
Play nearly
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so nearly reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.
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nearly carries no theme tag, so the ring starts at Treeline and widens alphabetically.
A reason under every answer, not just a right answer
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. nearly carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.