close by
Just over there
Close by means nearby or at a short distance: The grocery store is close by, She lives close by.
The phrase functions as both adverb and adjective: a close-by restaurant.
It emphasizes proximity more than *close* alone, suggesting something within easy reach or a brief walk.
neighboring
Situated beside another
- adjoiningSharing a border
- borderingSharing an edge with
- contiguousSharing a common boundary
abutting · beside · next to · alongside · flanking · touching · attached · connected · juxtaposed · immediate
vicinity
Nearby surrounding area
- neighborhoodResidential area nearby
- surroundingsArea around something
- environsSurrounding districts or areas
area · locality · district · quarter · precinct · community · setting · locale · region · zone
- distance phrasesstone's throw, arm's length, within reach, far away, nearby
- nearnessnear, nearby, adjacent, next to, beside
- closenessnext door, within reach, at hand, tight-knit, inseparable
- location wordshere, there, where, north, south
- proximitynear, nearby, nearness, proximity, closeness
- within reachnearby, near, handy, accessible, reachable
close byfar away
At considerable distance
distant · far off · remote · far-flung · miles away
close byinaccessible
Cannot be reached
out of the way · off the beaten path · secluded · isolated · removed
close, closet, closed, closing, exclude, exclusive, closer, enclose, disclose