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Synonyms of close to

35 similar words

Another word for close to is some. Other synonyms of close to are almost, roughly, well-nigh, loosely and say.

Synonyms and similar words for close to

adverbApproximately.

Meaning of close to

  1. adverb Approximately.
  2. adverb Nearly; almost.
  3. preposition Near.

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Questions about synonyms of close to

What is another word for close to?
Close to has 35 synonyms on Word.ws, such as some, almost, roughly, well-nigh, loosely, say, approaching and about.
What does close to mean?
Close to means approximately.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: close to (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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