Synonyms for nearly
ˈnɪər linear·ly

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1. nearly

   Synonyms:
   almost, closely, approximately

   Antonyms:
   quite, entirely, distantly, remotely

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1. about, almost, most, nearly, near, nigh, virtually, well-nighadverb

   (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

   "the job is (just) about done"; "the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded"; "we're almost finished"; "the car all but ran her down"; "he nearly fainted"; "talked for nigh onto 2 hours"; "the recording is well-nigh perfect"; "virtually all the parties signed the contract"; "I was near exhausted by the run"; "most everyone agrees"

   Synonyms:
   well-nigh, virtually, closely, or so, intimately, roughly, just about, some, nigh, most, about, more or less, almost, close, near, approximately, around, to the highest degree, close to

2. closely, intimately, nearlyadverb

   in a close manner

   "the two phenomena are intimately connected"; "the person most nearly concerned"

   Synonyms:
   most, tight, well, nigh, well-nigh, close, virtually, about, almost, near, intimately, closely

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1. nearlyadjective

   Synonyms:
   approximately, not remotely

2. nearlyadjective

   Synonyms:
   almost, well-nigh, within a little

3. nearlyadjective

   Synonyms:
   closely, intimately

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1. List of paraphrases for "nearly":

   almost, near, virtually, approximately, close, practically, about, closely, around, roughly, some, fast, hardly

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1. Karen McDougal:

   I am pleased to have reached a settlement with AMI( American Media Inc.) on my own terms, which restores to me the rights to my life story and frees me from this contract that I was misled into signing nearly two years ago, my goal from the beginning was to restore my rights and not to achieve any financial gain, and this settlement does exactly that.

2. Tomasz Stadnik:

   (BlackRock is) the biggest and most innovative fund, present nearly everywhere in terms of products. We want that too, but it's not going to be easy. Our strategy is sketched until 2020.

3. Eastman Kodak:

   Jim Continenza has purchased shares at nearly every available window in which Jim Continenza is eligible since Jim Continenza joined the company, jim Continenza has not sold a single share of stock during Jim Continenza time at Kodak.

4. Jim Kenney:

   For nearly fifteen months, the City of Philadelphia has had restrictions in place to protect each other, and I have no doubt that these restrictions saved countless lives, but Friday will be a day that we've all been looking forward to : getting back to doing the things that we love. Thanks to the more than two-thirds of adults who've been vaccinated already, we can finally do the things that we've missed doing for the last year.

5. John Wright:

   Sometimes we'll have to tilt the house so one side is nearly down on the ground, going over an embankment or something like that. And we'll tip one side down to go under power lines and keep the other side up so it stays level.