Other words meaning ‘very close’ or ‘only a short distance away’: “The house is ________ the park.”
| NEAR | 303 |
| RIGHT NEXT TO | 148 |
| NEXT TO | 100 |
| RIGHT NEAR | 87 |
| CLOSE TO | 82 |
| NEARBY | 43 |
| RIGHT BY | 31 |
| CLOSE BY | 29 |
| BY | 27 |
| NEAR TO | 26 |
| BESIDE | 25 |
| STONE’S THROW FROM | 15 |
| ADJACENT TO | 14 |
| RIGHT NEAR TO | 12 |
| JUST BEYOND | 11 |
| NOT FAR FROM | 11 |
| VERY NEAR | 11 |
| NEXT DOOR TO | 9 |
| ADJACENT | 7 |
| NR | 7 |
| RIGHT AT | 7 |
| RIGHT CLOSE TO | 7 |
| JUST OFF | 6 |
| JUST PAST | 6 |
| NIGH | 6 |
| RIGHT NEXT | 6 |
| FEW FEET FROM | 5 |
| RIGHT CLOSE | 5 |
| ADJOINING | 4 |
| ALONGSIDE | 4 |
| BEYOND | 4 |
| HARD BY | 4 |
| “HOP, SKIP, AND A JUMP” | 4 |
| JUST A STEP FROM | 4 |
| JUST A STONE’S THROW FROM | 4 |
| NEXT | 4 |
| PRETTY NEAR | 4 |
| REAL CLOSE TO | 4 |
| RIGHT CLOSE BY | 4 |
| STEP FROM | 4 |
| ACROSS FROM | 3 |
| CLOSE | 3 |
| HANDY TO | 3 |
| JUST NEXT TO | 3 |
| NEAR THE PARK | 3 |
| NOT TOO FAR FROM | 3 |
| RIGHT ON | 3 |
| STONE’S THROW | 3 |
| ADJOINS | 2 |
| AGAINST | 2 |
| BACK OFF | 2 |
| CLOSE UP TO | 2 |
| FEW STEPS FROM | 2 |
| HANDY BY | 2 |
| “HOP, SKIP, AND A JUMP FROM” | 2 |
| JUST A FEW STEPS FROM | 2 |
| JUST A STEP AWAY | 2 |
| JUST BACK FROM | 2 |
| JUST BELOW | 2 |
| JUST BESIDE | 2 |
| LITTLE WAYS FROM | 2 |
| NIGH TO | 2 |
| NOT VERY FAR FROM | 2 |
| OPPOSITE | 2 |
| RIGHT BESIDE | 2 |
| RIGHT NEXT DOOR | 2 |
| RIGHT SIDE | 2 |
| RIGHT UP CLOSE TO | 2 |
| SET BACK FROM | 2 |
| SHORT DISTANCE FROM | 2 |
| SKIP AND A HOP FROM | 2 |
| STEP AWAY FROM | 2 |
| THIS SIDE OF | 2 |
| ABUT | 1 |
| ALMOST TO | 1 |
| AROUND THE CORNER FROM | 1 |
| AWAY FROM | 1 |
| BACK A PIECE FROM | 1 |
| BACK OF | 1 |
| BORDERING | 1 |
| BORDERING ON | 1 |
| BORDERS ON | 1 |
| CLOSE BY TO | 1 |
| COMES RIGHT UP TO | 1 |
| CONTIGUOUS TO | 1 |
| COUPLE HUNDRED YARDS | 1 |
| COUPLE OF STEPS AWAY FROM | 1 |
| COUPLE OF STEPS FROM | 1 |
| CROSS | 1 |
| CROSS FROM | 1 |
| CROSS THE WAY FROM | 1 |
| DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM | 1 |
| DOWN FROM | 1 |
| EDGE OF | 1 |
| FERNENT | 1 |
| FERNINST | 1 |
| FEW RODS FROM | 1 |
| FEW STEPS | 1 |
| FEW STEPS APART | 1 |
| FEW STEPS AWAY FROM | 1 |
| FORNIST | 1 |
| HAIR’S BREADTH | 1 |
| HALF A QUARTER | 1 |
| HOLLER AWAY | 1 |
| HOLLERING DISTANCE FROM | 1 |
| HOP AND A SKIP | 1 |
| HOP AND A SKIP FROM | 1 |
| HOP AND JUMP | 1 |
| HOP AND SKIP AND A JUMP | 1 |
| IN CALLING DISTANCE OF | 1 |
| IN CLOSE PROXIMITY | 1 |
| IN SIGHT OF | 1 |
| INCHES FROM | 1 |
| JAMMED UP CLOSE TO | 1 |
| JOINING | 1 |
| JUMP FROM | 1 |
| JUST A FEW FEET AWAY FROM | 1 |
| JUST A FEW FEET BEYOND | 1 |
| JUST A FEW FEET FROM | 1 |
| JUST A FEW FEET OFF | 1 |
| JUST A FEW PACES | 1 |
| JUST A HOP AND A SKIP FROM | 1 |
| JUST A HOP FROM | 1 |
| JUST A LITTLE WAY FROM | 1 |
| JUST A LITTLE WAYS FROM | 1 |
| JUST A SHORT PIECE FROM | 1 |
| JUST A SQUIRREL’S JUMP FROM | 1 |
| JUST A STEP | 1 |
| JUST A STEP APART | 1 |
| JUST A STEP AWAY FROM | 1 |
| JUST A STEP THROUGH | 1 |
| JUST A STONE’S THROW | 1 |
| JUST ACROSS | 1 |
| JUST AROUND THE CORNER | 1 |
| JUST BEFORE YOU GET TO | 1 |
| JUST BEHIND | 1 |
| JUST BY | 1 |
| JUST DOWN FROM | 1 |
| JUST NEXT DOOR TO | 1 |
| JUST RIGHT CLOSE | 1 |
| LITTLE PIECE AWAY FROM | 1 |
| LITTLE PIECE FROM | 1 |
| LITTLE WAY FROM | 1 |
| LITTLE WAY OVER FROM | 1 |
| LITTLE WAYS | 1 |
| NEAREST | 1 |
| NEARLY BORDERING | 1 |
| NEXT DOOR | 1 |
| NIGH ONTO | 1 |
| NO DISTANCE FROM | 1 |
| NOT FAR AWAY | 1 |
| NOT TOO FAR AWAY FROM | 1 |
| OFF OF | 1 |
| ON | 1 |
| ONLY A STEP AWAY | 1 |
| PAST | 1 |
| PIECE FROM | 1 |
| PRACTICALLY ON | 1 |
| PRETTY NIGH THE ROAD | 1 |
| PURTY NIGH | 1 |
| QUARTER A MILE FROM | 1 |
| QUITE HANDY TO | 1 |
| QUITE NEAR | 1 |
| REAL NEAR | 1 |
| RIGHT ACROSS | 1 |
| RIGHT AGIN | 1 |
| RIGHT AT THE PARK | 1 |
| RIGHT BEFORE | 1 |
| RIGHT CLOSE BY TO | 1 |
| RIGHT CROSS FROM | 1 |
| RIGHT FROM | 1 |
| RIGHT IN FRONT | 1 |
| RIGHT NEARBY | 1 |
| RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO | 1 |
| RIGHT NIGH TO | 1 |
| RIGHT OFF | 1 |
| RIGHT SIDE OF | 1 |
| RIGHT UP AGAINST | 1 |
| ROCK’S THROW | 1 |
| RUN AND A JUMP FROM | 1 |
| SETS BACK OFF | 1 |
| SHORT PIECE | 1 |
| SHORT WALK FROM | 1 |
| SIDE BY SIDE WITH | 1 |
| SIDE OF | 1 |
| SKIP AND A JUMP FROM | 1 |
| SNUG TO | 1 |
| STEP AWAY | 1 |
| STONE THROW FROM | 1 |
| STONE’S THROW AWAY FROM | 1 |
| THERE | 1 |
| THEY ARE CLOSE TOGETHER | 1 |
| UP AGAINST | 1 |
| UP FROM | 1 |
| VERY CLOSE | 1 |
| VERY CLOSE TO | 1 |
| VERY NEAR TO | 1 |
| VERY NIGH | 1 |
| WHOOP AND A HOLLER FROM | 1 |
| WITHIN SPITTIN’ DISTANCE | 1 |
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