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Antonyms for close toclose to
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term close to.
Princeton's WordNet
approximately, about, close to, just about, some, roughly, more or less, around, or soadverb
(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
"lasted approximately an hour"; "in just about a minute"; "he's about 30 years old"; "I've had about all I can stand"; "we meet about once a month"; "some forty people came"; "weighs around a hundred pounds"; "roughly $3,000"; "holds 3 gallons, more or less"; "20 or so people were at the party"
Synonyms:
well-nigh, rough, virtually, somewhat, slightly, or so, roughly, just about, some, nigh, most, about, nearly, more or less, almost, near, approximately, around, round
How to use close to in a sentence?
If you compare our team on paper with other teams in other sport, you would have laughed us out of the building, but we gave it a hell of a go and we came mightily close to winning and upsetting one of the greatest golf teams of all time.
It is called light industry but it is not light at all. People need a lot of skills. And the people with the right set of skills are getting close to retiring age.
It's a cool place, a bit like Soho in New York, many cool people hang out here. Some come here to read, others just to kill time and meet friends. It's like a place for modern culture and it's close to some of the best nightclubs and bars.
California would need close to twice its normal rainfall to get out of drought and that's unlikely.
Obviously, I have a lot of adrenaline going right now, so we ’ll see how it feels, but I ’ll hop right in the treatment tonight and try to do whatever I can to be as close to 100 percent by next week.
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