nearing

The word “nearing” has 2 syllables: near-ing

It's pronounced as /ˈnɪərɪŋ/

What is synonym and antonym for nearing?

In the thesaurus, “nearing” has 73 synonyms and 46 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for nearing along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for nearing

adjoining
advance
advancement
advancing
advent
anticipated
approach
approaching
approximating
arrival
arriving
at hand
attaining
awaited
bellying up
bordering
bound
closing
closing in
coming
coming up
creeping up
current
drawing on
drift
dropping in
entering
expected
flow
flux
foreseen
forthcoming
furtherance
future
gaining
going
headway
hitting
imminent
impending
impetus
jump
landing
leap
making
march
momentum
nighing
on hand
on tap
oncoming
onrush
passage
pending
predicted
process
procession
progress
progression
proximate
reaching
showing up
sneaking up
step
stream
stride
threatening
to come
touching
turning up
upcoming
verging
way

Antonyms for nearing

about-face
backwash
bygone
clearing out
departing
ebb
erstwhile
exiting
foregone
former
going
gone
late
leaving
lighting out
old
onetime
other
past
pulling out
quitting
quondam
receding
recent
recess
recession
reflux
regress
regression
removing
retiring
retraction
retreat
retreating
retrogression
return
reversal
reverse
running away
sometime
taking off
turnabout
turnaround
walking out
whilom
withdrawing

Meanings of nearing

verb
1. To come closer to; to approach.

Example Sentences

Nearing the end of the race, the marathon runner found a surge of energy.
With each passing day, we could feel winter nearing its arrival.
The project is nearing completion, we just need to finalize a few details.
As the train was nearing the station, passengers prepared to disembark.
The old oak tree, nearing its centennial mark, stood as a testament to time and endurance.

On this page you'll find 119 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to nearing, such as: about-face, adjoining, advance, advancement, advancing, advent, anticipated.

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