Antonyms for near-at-hand
| Grammar : Adj, adv |
| Spell : neer |
| Phonetic Transcription : nɪər |
- away
- awkward
- beyond
- bumbling
- bungling
- clumsy
- cool
- deferred
- detached
- distant
- divided
- dry
- eventually
- expired
- far
- faraway
- generous
- giving
- gone
- hard
- imprecise
- inaccurate
- inconvenient
- inconveniently
- inept
- later
- loose
- never
- open
- past
- postponed
- remote
- separate
- separated
- unavailable
- uncramped
- unfamiliar
- unfriendly
- unhandy
- unreserved
- useless
Definition of near-at-hand
Origin :- Old English near "closer, nearer," comparative of neah, neh"nigh." Influenced by Old Norse naer "near," it came to be used as a positive form mid-13c., and new comparative nearer developed 1500s (see nigh). As an adjective from c.1300. Originally an adverb but now supplanted in most such senses by nearly; it has in turn supplanted correct nigh as an adjective. Related: Nearness. In near and dear (1620s) it refers to nearness of kinship. Near East first attested 1891, in Kipling. Near beer "low-alcoholic brew" is from 1908.
- As in near : adj close by physically
- As in near : adj close in time; forthcoming
- As in close : adj near, nearby
- As in contiguous : adj adjacent, in contact
- As in handy : adj nearby
- As in immediate : adj near, next
- As in nearby : adv within reach
- I had ransacked the far-off, and had neglected the near-at-hand, as we are so apt to do.
- Extract from : « The Galaxy » by Various
- In support of this proposition volumes might be written; but only a brief array of near-at-hand evidence will be here presented.
- Extract from : « Fishing and Shooting Sketches » by Grover Cleveland
- The near-at-hand field and pasture that sloped toward it were gemmed with dew.
- Extract from : « The Wall Between » by Sara Ware Bassett
Synonyms for near-at-hand
- about
- abreast
- abutting
- accessible
- across the street
- adjacent
- adjoining
- along toward
- alongside
- approaching
- approximal
- approximate
- around
- around the corner
- at close quarters
- at hand
- available
- beside
- bordering
- burning
- close
- close at hand
- close by
- close shave
- close-at-hand
- close-by
- coming
- comparative
- contactual
- conterminous
- contiguous
- convenient
- direct
- expected
- firsthand
- give or take a little
- hair's breadth
- handy
- hard
- hard by
- immediate
- imminent
- impending
- in close proximity
- in spitting distance
- in the ball park
- in the offing
- juxtaposed
- juxtapositional
- looming
- meeting
- near
- near-at-hand
- nearby
- nearest
- nearly
- neighboring
- next
- next door
- next door to
- next to
- nigh
- not far away
- not remote
- on hand
- practically
- primary
- proximal
- proximate
- ready
- recent
- relative
- side-by-side
- touching
- under one's nose
- vincinal
- warm
- within reach
- within stone's throw
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