nearby
Within easy reach
Nearby means close at hand, not far away in distance: a nearby restaurant, She lives nearby.
It works as both adjective and adverb.
The word suggests convenient proximity—close enough to reach easily but not immediately adjacent.
Is there a gas station nearby?
Nearby or to shut
- adjacentDirectly next to
- neighboringSituated beside another
- adjoiningSharing a border
- besideAdjacent to
next-door · around · handy · within-reach · at-hand · convenient · accessible · immediate
Nearby surrounding area
- neighborhoodResidential area nearby
- areaExtent of surface
- localeSpecific place or area
- surroundingsArea around something
environs · district · region · zone · quarter · sector · precinct · community
close
Nearby or to shut
- adjacentDirectly next to
- neighboringSituated beside another
- adjoiningSharing a border
beside · next-door · around · handy · within-reach · at-hand · convenient · accessible · immediate · local
vicinity
Nearby surrounding area
- neighborhoodResidential area nearby
- areaExtent of surface
- localeSpecific place or area
surroundings · environs · district · region · zone · quarter · sector · precinct · community · territory
contiguous
Sharing a common boundary
touching · skirting · edging · fringing · alongside · parallel · opposite · facing · across · overlooking
ramp
Sloped connecting surface
- elevatorVertical conveyance between floors
- assistiveProviding help or aid
- accommodationShelter or housing provided
- distance phrasesstone's throw, arm's length, within reach, far away, out of reach
- location termsGPS, coordinates, latitude, longitude, mapping
- location wordshere, there, where, north, south
- nearnessclose, adjacent, next to, beside, neighboring
- place adjectivescoastal, suburban, urban, rural, northern
- proximityclose, proximity, closeness, close to, adjacent
- nowhere nearAt great distance from
- near missesNarrowly avoided incidents
- near missNarrowly averted incident
- nearly allMost but not quite
- near deathClose to dying
- nearly thereClose to reaching goal
near, nearly, nearest, nearness, nearer, nearsighted, nearside, nearsightedness, nearsightedly