nears
Closes in on
Nears is the third-person singular of near, meaning to approach or draw closer: The ship nears the harbor, As the deadline nears, anxiety increases.
The word emphasizes closing distance in space or time.
Ways of doing something
- closesBrings to an end
- advancesForward movements or progress
- convergesMoves toward meeting
- drawsCreates images with pencil
edges · gains · narrows · proceeds · progresses · encroaches · heads · moves
Soon to occur
- forthcomingSoon to appear
- upcomingSoon to occur
- approachingComing toward something
- loomingAppearing threateningly close
brewing · pending · oncoming · ensuing · inevitable · unavoidable · threatening · menacing
Directly next to
- nearbyAt small distance
- neighboringSituated beside another
- borderingSharing an edge with
- abuttingSharing a common border
adjoining · contiguous · surrounding · close · local · accessible · handy · convenient
approaches
Ways of doing something
draws · edges · gains · narrows · proceeds · progresses · encroaches · heads · moves · creeps
impending
Soon to occur
- forthcomingSoon to appear
- upcomingSoon to occur
- approachingComing toward something
looming · brewing · pending · oncoming · ensuing · inevitable · unavoidable · threatening · menacing · ominous
adjacent
Directly next to
- nearbyAt small distance
- neighboringSituated beside another
- borderingSharing an edge with
abutting · adjoining · contiguous · surrounding · close · local · accessible · handy · convenient · reachable
close
Nearby or to shut
personal · confidential · innermost · private · warm · affectionate · cherished · bonded · devoted · kindred
- 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, nearing, nearest, nearness, unearthly, nearer, neared, nearsighted