nearly
How many syllables in nearly?
There are 2 syllables in the word nearly.How to pronounce nearly:
Synonyms for nearly:
about
all but
almost
as good as
bordering on
close to
closely
just about
more or less
most
near
next to
nigh
nigh on
not far from
not far off
not quite
practically
pretty nearly
pretty well
verging on
virtually
well-nigh
Antonyms for nearly:
absolutely
accurately
all
bang on
by no means
carefully
clean
clearly
closely
completely
correctly
dead on
definitely
entirely
exactly
explicitly
expressly
faithfully
faultlessly
flat
fully
heartily
in every respect
in every way
indeed
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