Antonyms for Nearly
ˈnɪər linear·ly

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. nearly

   Antonyms:
   quite, entirely, distantly, remotely

   Synonyms:
   almost, closely, approximately

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

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, nearly, 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, nearly, almost, near, intimately, closely

How to use Nearly in a sentence?

1. Eugene Botkin:

   Yesterday, at the same reading, I suddenly heard a word that sounded like "Papulya". I nearly burst into sobs. Again -- this is not a hallucination because the word was pronounced, the voice was similar, and I did not doubt for an instant that my daughter, who was supposed to be in Tobolsk, was talking to me ...

2. President Donald Trump:

   I think we're reaching a level where it's going to start coming down, where it's going to start sloping down, the good thing is that the number of beds needed -- I think we were right about that. I was right. My group was right. They're not needing nearly as many beds as they thought. They're not needing as many ventilators as they thought.

3. The Portland Police Association:

   After nearly 75 consecutive nights of violence, destruction, and mayhem, a small group of RRT (Rapid Response Team) officers—including Officer Budworth—were again tasked with dealing with the riot, per PPB Command Staff orders, RRT officers cleared the rioters from the area to allow the Fire Bureau to extinguish the blaze. But the rioters were not satisfied.

4. Denise Woodard:

   I tried to raise seed funding, but I got nearly 100 ‘no’s.

5. Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi:

   As Eats moves into its next phase of more profitable growth, I am happy to have Pierre at the helm, and look forward to him applying his nearly eight years of experience with our Rides business to capture the many opportunities that lie ahead for Eats.

How to pronounce Nearly?

How to say Nearly in sign language?

Words popularity by usage frequency