Around the corner
Close to and around the corner are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Close to" instead an adjective phrase "Around the corner".
Close to
Close to adverb - (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct.
Around the corner and close to are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Around the corner" instead an adjective phrase "Close to".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- nearly and around the corner
- nearly and close to
- practically and around the corner
- practically and close to
- about and around the corner
- about and close to
- all but and around the corner
- all but and close to
- near and around the corner
- near and close to
- approaching and around the corner
- approaching and close to
- adjacent and around the corner
- adjacent and close to
Both terms in one sentence
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Neil has the charm and all the connections, but he's painfully lonely, and won't get close to anyone for fear that the cops will be right around the corner.
Source: Film / Heat - Neil MacCauley has the charm and all the connections, but he's painfully lonely, and won't get close to anyone for fear that the cops will be right around the corner.
Cite this Source
Close to and Around the corner. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/around_the_corner/close_to
Around the corner & Close to. N.p., 2016. Web. 02 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/around_the_corner/close_to>.
Close to or Around the corner. 2016. Accessed August 02, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/around_the_corner/close_to.
