Synonyms for nearby
ˈnɪərˈbaɪnear·by

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1. nearbyadverb

   close at hand

   "the nearby towns"; "concentrated his study on the nearby planet Venus"

   Antonyms:
   far

2. nearbyadverb

   not far away in relative terms

   "she works nearby"; "the planets orbiting nearby are Venus and Mars"

   Antonyms:
   far

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1. List of paraphrases for "nearby":

   neighboring, neighbouring, near, vicinity, adjacent, close, surrounding, neighbour, adjoining, neighbor, around

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1. Celestin Singirankabo:

   It was at around 8.00 p.m. last night when gunmen entered in a bar and opened fire, killing two people while two others were injured and were admitted in a nearby hospital of Ijenda.

2. Christopher Lowe:

   People have been taught to fear sharks, thinking that if the shark's nearby it's going to bite, and we know that is not true.

3. Rajendra Adhvrayu:

   All the ponds, reservoirs and water bodies which earlier supplied water in areas of Tikamgarh have dried up. With no water available for irrigation, farmers have abandoned their crops and are migrating to nearby urban areas in search of livelihood and for sustenance. Life is really hard for them, the situation has never been so bad.

4. Rockport Fire Department:

   This is a terrible tragedy for the family of this child, her neighbors who witnessed the event, and all of the 1st responders who assisted in the recovery, although an unbelievably heartbreaking outcome, we wish to recognize there was an amazing team effort with the coordination of recovery by all first responding agencies including the Aransas Pass dispatchers and the nearby civilians who responded to assist.

5. Leticia Flores-Gonzalez:

   It was important doing something special for my girls because of the hard year we had during the coronavirus pandemic. I wanted them to feel like 2020 was another year spent with mom making beautiful memories, it was never with the purpose someone would find the balloon. I thought it would deflate and would just disappear somewhere in a tree nearby.