'nearby' definitions:
Definition of 'nearby'
(from WordNet)
adverb
Not far away in relative terms; "she works nearby"; "the planets orbiting nearby are Venus and Mars"
adjective
Close at hand; "the nearby towns"; "concentrated his study on the nearby planet Venus"
Definition of 'nearby'
From: GCIDE
- nearby \nearby\ a. & adv. situated near; as, the nearby towns. Opposite of far away. [WordNet 1.5]
Synonyms of 'nearby'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- about,
- accessible,
- adjacent,
- along toward,
- around,
- aside,
- at close quarters,
- at hand,
- away,
- beside,
- by,
- circa,
- close,
- close about,
- close at hand,
- close by,
- convenient,
- convenient to,
- easily reached,
- fast by,
- handy,
- hard,
- hard by,
- hereabout,
- hereabouts,
- immediate,
- in juxtaposition,
- in spitting distance,
- in the vicinity,
- near,
- near at hand,
- nearabout,
- nearabouts,
- nigh,
- nigh about,
- not far,
- on one side,
- on the side,
- only a step,
- propinquant,
- propinquous,
- ready at hand,
- round,
- sidelong,
- thereabout,
- thereabouts,
- to hand,
- to one side,
- to the side,
- within call,
- within earshot,
- within hearing,
- within reach