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Synonyms for nearly

Two senses of nearly live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 2, Treeline · 2 senses · adverb · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2adverbTier 2, Treeline

in a close manner

Choose the answer that most nearly matches the given definition.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

closely

Same sentence, swapped: Choose the answer that most closely matches the given definition.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for nearly as it is used in the sentence above.

virtually
approximately
roughly

Sense 2 of 2adverbTier 2, Treeline

slightly short of or not quite accomplished

He nearly fainted.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

virtually

Same sentence, swapped: He virtually fainted.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for nearly as it is used in the sentence above.

closely
hardly
barely

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Closest first: other words at Treeline, then their alphabetical neighbours.

measuredadjectivecarefulunhurried and with care and dignityTreelineQualitiesHas a reason line meetverb, adjectivefitfill, satisfy or meet a want or need or condition or restrictionFoothillsFood and drink2 sensesHas a reason line meetingnouncongressthe social act of assembling for some common purposeTreelineActions2 senses meltverb, nounrunreduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heatingTreelineChange2 sensesHas a reason line meltedadjectiveliquidchanged from a solid to a liquid stateTreelineStates and conditions membershipnounrankthe body of members of an organization or groupTreelineGroups and collectionsHas a reason line mentionnouncredita short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passageFoothillsCommunication2 sensesHas a reason line menunouncarda list of dishes available at a restaurantTreelineCommunication

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